SOLUTION: The equation of a line is y=1/2x + 3. What is the slope of a line perpendicular to it? Not sure where to start.

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Question 134740: The equation of a line is y=1/2x + 3. What is the slope of a line perpendicular to it?
Not sure where to start.
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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A LINE PERPENDICULAR TO THIS LINE [Y=X/2+3] WHICH HAS A SLOPE OF 1/2 IS A SLOPE=(-2).