The slope = -2
Explanations:The given equation is:
[tex]y\text{ = }\frac{1}{2}x\text{ - 7}[/tex]This is of the form y = mx + c
where the slope, m = 1/2
The equation perpendicular to the equation y = mx + c is:
[tex]y-y_1=\frac{-1}{m}(x-x_1)[/tex][tex]\begin{gathered} \text{The slope = }\frac{-1}{m} \\ \text{The slope = }\frac{-1}{\frac{1}{2}}=\text{ -2} \end{gathered}[/tex]The slope = -2
