Find the slope that is perpendicular to the line y=2x

Jay Park

Jay Park

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2022-11-23

Find the slope that is perpendicular to the line y=2x

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Madyson Hood

Madyson Hood

Beginner2022-11-24Added 10 answers

In lines are perpendicular, then the one slope is the negative reciprocal of the other,
(Turn it upside and change the sign.)
In this equation, m = 2 = 2 1
the perpendicular slope is then:
m = - 1 2
the test for perpendicular slopes is that their product is equal to -1.
2 1 × - 1 2 = - 1

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