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OpenStudy (tennistar):
What is the slope of the line passing through the point (4, -3) and perpendicular to the line y = 2x + 1? Write your answer as a fraction.
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
What is the slope of another slope that is perpendicular to it?
OpenStudy (tennistar):
-1/2
OpenStudy (tennistar):
right?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Right, the negative reciprocal
OpenStudy (anonymous):
The definition of "perpendicular slope" is that the new slope perpendicular to the original slope will be the negative reciprocal of it. For example, if the original slope is 2/3, then the slope perpendicular to it will be -3/2. With that said, what is the negative reciprocal of 2?
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OpenStudy (tennistar):
thanks @failmathmajor and @anemonix
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