SOLUTION: The line,L8 is perpendicular to 2x + y - 3 = 0,find the gradient of L8

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Question 1027642: The line,L8 is perpendicular to 2x + y - 3 = 0,find the gradient of L8
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x+y-3=0
comparing with equation ax+by+c =0
where -a/b is the slope of the line
Here slope = -2
Any perpendicular line will have a negative reciprocal as its slope
slope = 1/2