Question

The equation of a line perpendicular to the line y = -2 and passing through the point (-6, 2 ) would be:

Answer 1

x = - 6

Explanation:

The line with equation y = - 2 is a horizontal line parallel to the x- axis.

The equation of a vertical line and perpendicular to the horizontal line is

x = c

where c is the value of the x- coordinates the line passes through.

The line passes through (- 6, 2) with x- coordinate of - 6, thus

x = - 6 ← equation of perpendicular line