SOLUTION: What is the slope of the line that is perpendicular to y-7x= (3/2) ?

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Question 456619: What is the slope of the line that is perpendicular to y-7x= (3/2) ?
Answer by amoresroy(361) About Me  (Show Source):
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y-7x= (3/2)
Convert equation into slope-intercept form
y = 7x + 3/2
slope of the above line is 7
The slope of the line perpendicular to the above line is negative the reciprocal of 7 = -1/7
The slope of the line that is perpendicular to y-7x= (3/2) is -1/7