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Which line is perpendicular to y=-2x-5

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Answer: Straight lines in standard form y = mx + c has gradient m and y-intercept c. So y = 2x + 5 has gradient 2. So any line of gradient − 1 2 will be perpendicular to this line, ie. any line of form y = − 1 2 x + c

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