Answer:
perpendicular slope = - 2
Explanation:
The equation of a line in slope- intercept form is
y = mx + c ( m is the slope and c the y- intercept )
y =
+ 5 ← is in slope- intercept form
with slope m =

Given a line with slope m then the slope of a line perpendicular to it is
= -
= -
= - 2