SOLUTION: which line is perpendicular to the line y=2/3x+3

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Question 855974: which line is perpendicular to the line y=2/3x+3
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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The slope of y=2/3x+3 is 2/3

Flip the fraction: 2/3 ----> 3/2

Flip the sign: 3/2 ----> -3/2

So any line with a slope of -3/2 is perpendicular to y=2/3x+3