Question

What is the slope of the line perpendicular to `y=7/12x-2`?

Answer 1

Slope of perpendicular line is `-12/7`

Explanation:

`y=7/12x-2` is in slope-intercept form with a slope of `7/12`

If a line has a slope of `m` then all lines perpendicular to it will have a slope of `(-1/m)`