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What is the slope of a line perpendicular to y=2x
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What is the slope of a line perpendicular to y=2x

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Answer:


-(1)/(2)

Explanation:

To find the slope of a perpendicular line just calculate the anti-reciprocal of 2

Slope of the perpendicular line:
-(1)/(2)

The equation would be:


y=-(1)/(2) x

What is the slope of a line perpendicular to y=2x-example-1
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The slope would be -1/2
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