Question

What is the slope of a line perpendicular to the line whose equation is y = 2x + 5?

Answer 1

When a line is perpendicular to another line, the slope will be the opposite of the reciprocal of the other.

In this scenario, a line is perpendicular to 2. The other line will be the opposite of the reciprocal of this line.

slope = -$\frac{1}{2}$

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Answer 2

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