Answer: perpendicular slope is -2/3
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Work Shown:
Solve the given equation for y
2y = 3x - 10
y = (3x-10)/2 ..... divide both sides by 2
y = (3x)/2 - 10/2
y = (3/2)x - 5
The equation is in y = mx+b form with m = 3/2 as the slope.
The perpendicular slope is -2/3 because we flip the fraction and the sign from positive to negative.
Note how multiplying the original slope 3/2 and the perpendicular slope -2/3 leads to -1
(3/2)*(-2/3) = -1
This is true for any pair of perpendicular lines, assuming neither line is vertical.