SOLUTION: What is the slope of a line perpendicular to the line 2x + y = 6?

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Question 87870: What is the slope of a line perpendicular to the line 2x + y = 6?
Answer by dolly(163) About Me  (Show Source):
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Given line is 2x + y = 6
Slope of this line is -2
So slope of the perpendicular line is -1/-2 [as product of the slopes of perpendicular lines is -1]
Expected slope = 1/2