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The slopes of perpendicular lines are reciprocals of each other.

For example. if one line had an equation like y= 2x+4 then the perpendicular's slope would be y=x/2+4 -- they are reciprocals of each other.

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Q: What kind of slopes do perpendicular lines have?
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