Fill in each blank so that the resulting statements are true.

Question

Consider the line whose equation is y=−1/6 x+2.

The slope of any line that is parallel to this line is ___.

The slope of any line that is perpendicular to this line is ___.

Answer 1

-1/6, the coefficient of the x term is the slope of any parallel line

6, the negative inverse of -1/6 is the slope of any perpendicular line