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

Answer 1

Eli Assouline

Slope of perpendicular line is #-12/7#

#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)#

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Answer 2

Kennedy Adams

The slope of a line perpendicular to ( y = \frac{7}{12}x - 2 ) is the negative reciprocal of the slope of the given line.

The slope of the given line is ( \frac{7}{12} ).

The negative reciprocal of ( \frac{7}{12} ) is ( -\frac{12}{7} ).

So, the slope of the line perpendicular to ( y = \frac{7}{12}x - 2 ) is ( -\frac{12}{7} ).

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