Question

Determine the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the line whose equation is x - 2y = 6.

2
1/2
-2
-1/2

Answer 1

The answer is -1/2

Explanation:

We first start by removing x in order isolate the y variable

2y = 6 - x

y =
`(6-x)/(2)`

Further, we simplify the equation in order to get the value of m (slope)

y = 3 +
`(-1x)/(2)`

Therefore, our slope is equivalent to -1/2