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  • 09-06-2022
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What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the line y = 8x + 5?

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Answer:

[tex]-\frac{1}{8}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

y=mx+b

m= slope (rise over run)

The slope of y=8x+5 is [tex]\frac{8}{1}[/tex]

When a line is perpendicular, the slope is the opposite reciprocal.

[tex]\frac{8}{1}[/tex] would be flipped to [tex]-\frac{1}{8}[/tex]

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