SOLUTION: Line perpendicular to y=1/2x+6 and whose y-intercept is 1

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Question 356411: Line perpendicular to y=1/2x+6 and whose y-intercept is 1
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals,
m%5B1%5D%2Am%5B2%5D=-1
%281%2F2%29%2Am%5B2%5D=-1
m%5B2%5D=-2
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y=-2x%2Bb where b is the y intercept.
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