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2) Which equation could represent a line that is perpendicular to y= -2x +
4?

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Answer:

Perpendicular lines have a slope that is the negative reciprocal of the given line.

For example, if a given line has the slope 3/2, the the perpendicular line would have the slope -2/3.

For the given line: y = 4x - 7, the perpendicular line would have a slope of -1/4

There isn't enough info in the question to determine the y-intercept. Literally, any y-intercept could work and the line would still be perpendicular. Is the line supposed to pass through a certain point?

Your answer would be something like: y = -1/4 x + b

b is the y-intercept...if your question paper is multiple choice, choose the answer with the slope of -1/4. If it's supposed to pass through a certain point (x,y) replace x and y with the values in that point and solve for b to get the y-intercept.

User Axilmar
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Answer:

the answer would be y= 1/2x

Explanation:

you didn't tell us the multiple choice, but the slope should be 1/2x

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