SOLUTION: what is the slope of a perpendicular line to the line y=(2/3)x+2?

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Question 57877: what is the slope of a perpendicular line to the line
y=(2/3)x+2?
Answer by hayek(51) About Me  (Show Source):
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The slopes of two lines having slope m are perpendicular when m%5B1%5D=-1%2Fm%5B2%5D.
Here, the slope of the first line m%5B1%5D is 2/3, so the slope of the line perpendicual to it is -3/2.