When lines are perpendicular, one slope is the negative reciprocal of the other. In y=6x the gradient
 
 is 6
 
 .
 What equation is perpendicular to Y 6x 2?
 
 The slope-intercept form is y=mx+b y = m x + b , where m m is the slope and b b is the y-intercept. Using the slope-intercept form, the slope is 6 6 . The equation of a perpendicular line to y=6x−2 y = 6 x – 2 must have a slope that is the
 
 negative reciprocal of the
 
 original slope.
 What is perpendicular to x6?
 
 Since x=6 is a vertical line, the slope is undefined. The perpendicular line is
 
 horizontal
 
 and the slope is 0 .
 What is the slope of the line that is perpendicular to Y 6?
 
Precalculus Examples
 The slope-intercept form is y=mx+b y = m x + b , where m m is the slope and b b is the y-intercept. Using the slope-intercept form, the slope is 0 0 . The perpendicular line is vertical and the
 
 slope is undefined
 
 .
 What is the perpendicular slope of 6?
 
 The slope of a perpendicular line to a vertical line is
 
 zero
 
 .
 Is Y 6x 2 perpendicular?
 
1 Expert Answer
 For example, if the slope of one line is -2, then the slope of the other (perpendicular) line is 1/2. In this case y = -6x+2. The slope is –
 
 6
 
 . So the slope of the line perpendicular to the given line is 1/6.
 What is the slope of a line parallel to the line with equation 5x − 2y 11?
 
 Using the slope-intercept form, the slope is
 
 52
 
 . All lines that are parallel to y=5×2−112 y = 5 x 2 – 11 2 have the same slope of 52 .
 How do you know if two lines are perpendicular?
 
 Two lines are perpendicular if and
 
 only if the product of their slopes is
 
 . In other words, the slope of a line that is perpendicular to a given line is the negative reciprocal of that slope. Thus, for a line with a given slope of 3, the line perpendicular to that slope must be the negative reciprocal of 3, or .
 What slope is perpendicular?
 
 Vertical lines and horizontal lines are perpendicular to each other. The slope of the perpendicular line in this case would be the slope of a horizontal line which would be
 
 0
 
 . The slope of the parallel line is undefined and the slope of the perpendicular line is 0.
 How do you solve perpendicular lines?
 
 Perpendicular lines have opposite-reciprocal slopes, so the slope of the line we want to find is 1/2. Plugging in the point given into the equation y = 1/2x + b and solving for b, we get b = 6. Thus, the equation of the line is
 
 y = 1⁄2x + 6
 
 . Rearranged, it is –x/2 + y = 6.
 What is the slope of a line perpendicular to Y 5x 6?
 
Algebra Examples
 Using the slope-intercept form, the slope is
 
 5 5
 
 .
 What is the slope of a line perpendicular to 3 2?
 
 So the slope of the perpendicular line is the reciprocal of 3/2 which is multiplied by -1. Therefore, the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the line whose equation is 2y = 3x – 1 is
 
 -2/3
 
 .
 What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the line y 1 6X 4?
 
 Using the slope-intercept form, the slope is
 
 16
 
 . The equation of a perpendicular line to y=x6+4 y = x 6 + 4 must have a slope that is the negative reciprocal of the original slope.
 What is the slope of a line perpendicular to Y =- 7 4x?
 
 Using the slope-intercept form, the slope is
 
 −74
 
 . The equation of a perpendicular line to y=−7×4 y = – 7 x 4 must have a slope that is the negative reciprocal of the original slope.
 Which line is perpendicular to a line that has a slope of?
 
 Perpendicular lines have negative reciprocal slopes. That means the fraction is flipped and multiplied by negative 1. So if one line has a slope of 3/5, then a line perpendicular to it has a slope of
 
 -5/3
 
 .
 What is the perpendicular slope of 4?
 
 Solution: The given line has slope m = -4. Therefore the perpendicular line’s slope is
 
 (1/4)
 
 , because that is the negative reciprocal of -4.