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What is the equation of a line that is perpendicular to the line that is given by the equation y = 2? y = 2 x = 2 y = -1/2x x = y - 2
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What is the equation of a line that is perpendicular to the line that is given by the equation y = 2? y = 2 x = 2 y = -1/2x x = y - 2
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What is the equation of a line that is perpendicular to the line that is given by the equation y = 2?
y = 2
x = 2
y = -1/2x
x = y - 2
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First, put the equation of the line giveninto slope-intercept form by solving fory. You get y = 2x +5, so the slope is –2.Perpendicular lines have opposite-reciprocal slopes, so the slope of theline we want to find is 1/2. answer y=-1/2
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