Find the slope of the line perpendicular to the line y=2/3x−12

Jonah Jacobson

Jonah Jacobson

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2022-09-14

Find the slope of the line perpendicular to the line y = 2 3 x - 12

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Mohammed Farley

Mohammed Farley

Beginner2022-09-15Added 15 answers

The slope m 1 of the perpendicular to a line of slope m will be:
m 1 = - 1 m
In your case the given line has slope m = 2 3 (the coefficient of x), so the perpendicular will have slope:
m 1 = - 3 2

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