SOLUTION: what is the parallel and perpendicular slope to this equation including all the steps to find this problem y=-2/3x=6

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Question 320651: what is the parallel and perpendicular slope to this equation including all the steps to find this problem y=-2/3x=6
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what is the parallel and perpendicular slope to this equation including all the steps to find this problem y =-2%2F3x + 6; Assume this is what you mean
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Parallel is easy, parallel lines have the same slope, therefore
-2%2F3 is the slope of any line parallel to the line of this equation
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The slope relationship of perpendicular lines is given by:
m1 * m2 = -1
where
m1 = -2%2F3
m2 = the slope of the perpendicular line
:
-2%2F3 * m2 = -1
multiply both sides by -3%2F2
1 * m2 = -1 * -3%2F2
m2 = 3%2F2 is the slope of the line perpendicular to the given equation