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Can someone please do number 12 for me?

Can someone please do number 12 for me?-example-1

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The given equation is y=-2x-4.

The slope of that line is -2.

A perpendicular line has a slope, that is the negative reciprocal of the given slope.

The negative reciprocal of - 2 is 1/2


Now using the given pint solve for the y-intercept:

0.5 = 0.5*-0.5 +b

0.5 = -0.25 +b

b = 0.5 + 0.25 = 0.75


The new equation is: y = 0.5x +0.75

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