Question

How do you find the slope perpendicular to `x - y = 16`?

Answer 1

Slope(m)= `-1`

Explanation:

We know that,The equation of a straight line is given by,
`y=mx + c`
where, m represents the gradient or slope and c represents y - intercept.

Comparing the given equation with `y = mx + c` we get,

`y = x - 16`
`y = (-1) x + 16`
i.e (`=y=mx+c)`

So slope(m)= `-1`