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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anonymous · Answer

What is the slope of another slope that is perpendicular to it?

tennistar · Answer

-1/2

tennistar · Answer

right?

anonymous · Answer

Right, the negative reciprocal

anonymous · Answer

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?

tennistar · Answer

thanks @failmathmajor and @anemonix