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What is the slope of a line perpendicular to the line with graph #y=2x-4#?

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May 30, 2018

#m' = -1/2#

Explanation:

#y=2x-4#

slope: #m=2#

Formula for perpendicular slope is:

#m' = -1/m#

#m' = -1/2#

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