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What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the line whose equation is
y= 4x – 3?

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Answer:

-1/ 4

Explanation:

y = 4x-3 has a slope of 4 because the equation is in slope intercept form

y = mx+b where the slope is m

Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals

-1/ 4 is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to y = 4x-3

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