SOLUTION: what is the slope of a line perpendicular to y = 2?

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Question 569061: what is the slope of a line perpendicular to y = 2?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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+y+=+2+ is a horizontal line through the point (0,2)
The slope is ( change in y ) / ( change in x )
The change in y is always zero, so slope = 0
Any line perpendicular has slope = +1%2F0,
which is infinite.