SOLUTION: the slope of a line perpendicular to this line is ________ x + 2y =8

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Question 761432: the slope of a line perpendicular to this line is ________ x + 2y =8
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Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Divide the opposite of the coefficient on by the coefficient on . Take the negative reciprocal of your answer.

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Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if given line
..write it in slope-intercept form to find a slope


...so, the slope
as you know,the line perpendicular has a
....plug in




then, the line perpendicular to given line is

let's see it on a graph:


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