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Jordan is building a backyard deck. In the blueprints, the left side of the deck is perpendicular to its front side. Select all the choices that could represent the equation of the front side, if the left sides equation is 3x - 2y = 10.

Answer Choices:
A. 6x - 4y = 2
B. 4x + 6y = 12
C. x = - 6/9y + 4
D. 2x + 3y = 7
E. -2x = 3y

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The options that represent the front side of the deck, which is perpendicular to the left side with the equation 3x−2y=10, are B, D, and E.

How do we find the equations perpendicular to the left side?

A. .

6x−4y=2 ⇒ y= 3/2x - 1/2. The slope is 3/2​, which is not the negative reciprocal of 3/2. So, this is not correct.

B.

4x+6y = 12 ⇒ y = -2/3x + 2. . The slope is −2/3 is the negative reciprocal of 3/2. This is a correct option.

C.

x = - 6/9y + 4 ⇒ x = -2/3x + 4. Simplifying the coefficient of x gives a slope of −3/2, not −2/3.

D.

2x + 3y = 7 ⇒ y = −2/3x + 7/3. The slope is −2/3, which is the negative reciprocal of 3/2.

E.

−2x = 3y ⇒ y = −2/3x. The slope is −2/3, which is the negative reciprocal of 3/2.

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