SOLUTION: I'm studying for a compass test and this is an example and I can't remember how to do slope intercept form. I need to know how to get the slope of a perpendicular line to 2x-3y+4=0

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Question 584963: I'm studying for a compass test and this is an example and I can't remember how to do slope intercept form. I need to know how to get the slope of a perpendicular line to 2x-3y+4=0
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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general slope-intercept is ___ y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept

solving the equation for y puts it in slope-intercept form

the slope of the perpendicular is the negative-reciprocal of the slope of the original line