Find the slope that is perpendicular to the line y=6x+1

KesseTher12

KesseTher12

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2022-09-06

Find the slope that is perpendicular to the line y=6x+1

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Brendan Bradley

Brendan Bradley

Beginner2022-09-07Added 11 answers

This equation is in the slope intercept form. The slope-intercept form of a linear equation is: y=mx+b
Where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept value.
Therefore the slope of the line for the equation in the problem is:
m=6
A line perpendicular to the line in problem will have a slope (let's call it m p ) which is the negative inverse of the slope of this line. Or:
m p = - 1 m
Or, substituting the slope for the line in the problem gives:
m p = - 1 6

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