document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=803289>Question 803289</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the slope of a line perpendicular to 4y=-8x+16 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Rewrite given equation to standard form of equation for a line: y=mx+b,m=slope, b=y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4y=-8x+16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-2x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope of line perpendicular to given equation=1/2 (negative reciprocal) </SPAN>\n" );
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