SOLUTION: Find the slope of a line perpindicular to the line whose equation is y=2x+6

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Question 368350: Find the slope of a line perpindicular to the line whose equation is y=2x+6
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals,
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2%2Am%5B2%5D=-1
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