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A line is shown in the graph below.

What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the given line?
-3/2
-2/3
2/3
3/2

User Bmewburn
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Answer:

-2/3

Explanation:

This means that if a line is perpendicular to a line that has slope m, then the slope of the line is -1 / m. For example, we found that the slope of the line y = (1/2)x + 3 is 1/2. This is why any line that is perpendicular to this line would have slope -2 /1 = -2.

User Qiong
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Answer: B. -1/2?

Step-by-step explanation: On Edge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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