What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the graph of : y= -1/2x + 4?

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Answer 1 · 2015-09-19T20:35:21

The slope is #2#

Lets say we have two lines

#y=m_1*x+b_1#

#y=m_2*x+b_2#

In order to be perpendicular we must have

#m_1*m_2=-1#

Hence in the equation given we have #m_1=-1/2# so we have

#(-1/2)*m_2=-1=>m_2=2#