Question

what is the slope of the line passing through the point (4 -3) and perpendicular to the line y=2x+1

Answer 1

write the answer as a fraction

Answer 2

np. To get a perpendicular slope, you take the negative reciprocal of the original slope. That would be "m" in your equation of the line:

y = mx + b.

The "passing through the point" becomes superfluous here.

Answer 3

A negative reciprocal for "k" is "-1/k" ->

(k)(-1/k) = -1

This is all you need to get the solution.

Answer 4

Good luck to you in all of your studies and thx for the recognition! @isabellaxo

Answer 5

@tcarroll010 thank you for your help! :)

Answer 6

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