document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=585504>Question 585504</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the slope of a line perpendicular to a line with an equation 4x-2y=6 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope of 4x - 2y = 6 is 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To find that, solve for y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x - 2y = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y + 6 = 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y = 4x - 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 2x - 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope, m, is the coefficient of in this format.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope of all lines perpendicular to the given line is the negative inverse.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= -1/2<BR>\n" );
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