The line given by the equation y=5x+2 is perpendicular to the line given by which of the equations below?

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Mojisola · Answer 1 · 2019-10-13T20:08:24+0000

D

the equation of a line in slope-intercept form is

y = mx + c ( m is the slope and c the y-intercept )

y = 5x + 2 is in this form with m = 5

Given a line with slope m then the slope of a line perpendicular to it is

perpendicular slope = -
(1)/(m) = -
(1)/(5)

the only equation from the list with this slope is equation D