document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=716796>Question 716796</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope of a line perpendicular to y=2x-1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "m=slope.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=y intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2x-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 is the slope in this equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANY perpendicular line would havw a slope equal to the reciprocal of this line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2 is the reciprocal slope. </SPAN>\n" );
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