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Step-by-step explanation:

A perpendicular line will have the opposite and reciprocal slope.

The slope of the given line is -2.5, which can also be written as:


-2.5=-(2)/(5)

A perpendicular line will have a slope of:


(5)/(2)=0.4

Line A has this slope, so it's perpendicular.

Line B can be rewritten as:


\begin{gathered} -2x+5y=8 \\ 5y=2x+8 \\ y=(2)/(5)x+(8)/(5) \end{gathered}

This line is not perpendicular.

Line D can be rewritten as:


\begin{gathered} 2y=5x+1.5 \\ y=(5)/(2)x+(1.5)/(2) \end{gathered}

This line is perpendicular to the given line.

And line C has a slope of 2/5, so it's not perpendicular.

Answer:

Lines B and C are not perpendicular

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