Question

What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the line y = 1/6x + 4

The slope of the line is

Answer 1

-1/6x

Explanation:

for a slope to be perpindicular it has to be the opposite.

Answer 2

Hello there! :)

Perpendicular lines have slopes that are opposite reciprocals. It means that if we have a number, we flop it over and make it negative.

We have 1/6.

We flop it over:

6/1

Now, we make it negative:

-6/1

-6/1 simplifies to

-6

Hope it helps!

If you have any question, feel free to ask!

~An excited gal

`MagicalNature` here to help :)