Answer:
[tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Calculate the slope of the line m using the slope formula
m = [tex]\frac{y_{2}-y_{1} }{x_{2}-x_{1} }[/tex]
with (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 1, 2) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (1, - 2)
m = [tex]\frac{-2-2}{1+1}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{-4}{2}[/tex] = - 2
Given a line with slope m then the slope of a line perpendicular to it is
[tex]m_{perpendicular}[/tex] = - [tex]\frac{1}{m}[/tex] = - [tex]\frac{1}{-2}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex]
