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Two lines are perpendicular. The slope of the first line is. What is the slope of the second line?

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Therefore, the slope of the original line is 1/2. A line perpendicular to another has a slope that is the negative reciprocal of the slope of the other line. The negative reciprocal of the original line is –2, and is thus the slope of its perpendicular line.

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