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What is the slope of a line perpendicular to the line y = 2x + 5? Type a numerical answer in the space provided.

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Answer:


(1)/(2) or 0.5

Explanation:

To get a perpendicular slope of any equation, it must be the reprociacal of the other equation.

The slope of y = 2x+5 is 2. The reciprocal of 2 is 1/2.

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