Question

How do you find the slope that is perpendicular to the line `y=-6x+2`?

Answer 1

`"slope" = 1/6`

Explanation:

The equation of the line is in the form `y=mx + c` where m is the slope and c is the y-intercept.

In this case the slope of the original line is -6.

The product of two perpendicular slopes will always equal -1, hence:

`m_1*m_2 = -1`

`-6*m_2 = -1`

`m_2 = 1/6`