document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=23181>Question 23181</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the graph of Y= -1/2^x+4?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "equation.  If that is true, the slope of the given line is -1/2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope of the line perpendicular to the given line is the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "negative reciprocal of the given line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The negative reciprocal of-1/2 is +2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope you are looking for is +2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H. <BR>\n" );
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