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Find the slope of the line perpendicular to given line

Find the slope of the line perpendicular to given line-example-1
User Achwilko
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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 =
(1)/(2) + 5 ← is in slope- intercept form

with slope m =
(1)/(2)

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


m_(perpendicular) = -
(1)/(m) = -
(1)/((1)/(2) ) = - 2

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