document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=761677>Question 761677</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Consider the line  -6x-4y=-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the slope of a line parallel to this line?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the slope of a line perpendicular to this line? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #463403 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=463403\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Being shown in standard form, judge the slope -3/2 just by looking at the given equation (for a line parallel).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4y=6x-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(6/-4)x+1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-(3/2)x+1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope obviously -(3/2).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Negative reciprocal of that is for the slope perpendicular to the line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/3 = slope perpendicular to y=-(3/2)x+1/2 </SPAN>\n" );
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