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Given the line with the equation y = 1/2x+1 ; determine the equation of the line that is perpendicular that goes through the point (1,-2)

Given the line with the equation y = 1/2x+1 ; determine the equation of the line that-example-1

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C) y=-2x

1)Perpendicular lines have the slope equal to the reciprocal multiplied by -1 of the original line.

2) As the given line is y = 1/2x + 1 and the point that is intercepted by (1,-2) we can state the following

Original line:

Slope m = 1/2

Point

Perpendicular line

slope = -2

Let's plug into the slope-intercept formula the given point, to find b the linear coefficient

y=mx +b

-2=-2(1) +b

-2 =-2 +b

-2+2=b

b=0

So the function is, y=-2x

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