SOLUTION: what is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the graph of the line y=8x+17?

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Question 1150613: what is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the graph of the line
y=8x+17?
Answer by ikleyn(52874)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The given line  y = 8x + 17  has the slope of 8.


Hence, any perpendicular line to it has the slope of  -, negative reciprocal to 8.


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