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What is the slope of the line passing through the point (4, −2) and perpendicular to the line y = 4x + 2? Write your answer as a fraction.

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What is the slope of the line passing through the point (4, −2) and perpendicular to the line y = 4x + 2? Write your answer as a fraction.

anonymous · Answer

2 lines are perpendicular is there slopes multiplied together = -1.

anonymous · Answer

What is the slope of this line?

anonymous · Answer

If not sure

anonymous · Answer

The slope of a line is the number before x.

anonymous · Answer

So 4?

anonymous · Answer

Yes indeed. Now you need to find a number that is multiplied by 4 gives -1

luigi0210 · Answer

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