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Hi can you give me the basic answer for 12 please

Hi can you give me the basic answer for 12 please-example-1

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Given the equation of the line:


y=-5x-(1)/(2)

• You can identify that it is written in Slope-Intercept Form:


y=mx+b

Where "m" is the slope of the line, and "b" is the y-intercept.

Notice that:


\begin{gathered} m_1=-5 \\ b_1=-(1)/(2) \end{gathered}

• By definition, parallel lines have the same slope, but their y-intercepts are different.

Therefore, you can determine that the slope of the line parallel to the first line is:


m_2=-5

You know that this line passes through this point:


(-4,2)

Therefore, substituting the slope and the coordinates of that point into this equation:


y=m_2x+b_2

And solving for the y-intercept, you get:


\begin{gathered} 2=(-5)(-4)+b_2 \\ \\ 2-20=b_2 \\ \\ b_2=-18\frac{}{} \end{gathered}

Then, the equation of the line parallel to the first line is:


y=-5x-18

• By definition, the slopes of perpendicular lines are opposite reciprocal, therefore, the slope of this line is:


m_3=(1)/(5)

Using the same procedure used before to find the y-intercept, you get:


\begin{gathered} 2=((1)/(5))(-4)+b_3 \\ \\ 2+(2)/(5)=b_3 \\ \\ b_3=(14)/(5) \end{gathered}

Therefore, its equation is:


y=(1)/(5)x+(14)/(5)

Hence, the answer is:

- Equation for the parallel line:


y=-5x-18

- Equation for the perpendicular line:


y=(1)/(5)x+(14)/(5)

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