Find the slope of a line perpendicular to y=-2/3x+4/5

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Find the slope of a line perpendicular to y=-2/3x+4/5

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The slope of a perpendicular line is just the reciprocal and opposite sign.

In this case, it’s just 3/2.

If your original slope was 2, then the slope of the perpendicular line would be -1/2.

Joginder S Nahil answered Oct 23, 2022

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