SOLUTION: What is the slope of a line perpendicular to the like 2y=x+5?

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Question 916295: What is the slope of a line perpendicular to the like 2y=x+5?
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Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Perpendicular lines have negative reciprocal slopes.


So,




Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

the slope of a line perpendicular to the line
first find the slope of given line


=> the slope is
the slope of a line perpendicular line is negative reciprocal to


...the slope of a line perpendicular line

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