SOLUTION: Which line is perpendicular to y=-3/2X+2/3?

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Question 72526: Which line is perpendicular to y=-3/2X+2/3?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Two lines that are perpendicular have slopes that are inversely proportional and opposite signs. If I have a slope of 1/2, then the perpendicular slope is -2/1. So a perpendicular line to y=-3/2X+2/3 could be y=2/3x+2/3 (in this case b could equal anything).