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# How do you find the slope of the line perpendicular to a line with slope -1/2?

Mar 10, 2018

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#### Explanation:

Let's call the slope of a perpendicular line: $\textcolor{b l u e}{{m}_{p}}$

The slope of a line perpendicular to a line with slope $\textcolor{red}{m}$ is the negative inverse, or:

$\textcolor{b l u e}{{m}_{p}} = - \frac{1}{\textcolor{red}{m}}$

Substituting the slope for the line in the problem gives:

$\textcolor{b l u e}{{m}_{p}} = \frac{- 1}{\textcolor{red}{- \frac{1}{2}}} = 2$

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