SOLUTION: what is the slope of a line perpendicular to the line represented by the equation x + 2y = 3 ?

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Question 656763: what is the slope of a line perpendicular to the line represented by the equation x + 2y = 3 ?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

Using the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line y = mx + b

  where m is the slope and b the y-intercept.

x + 2y = 3   0r   y = (-1/2)x + 3/2,   m = -1%2F2

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