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Which equation represents a line which is perpendicular to the line y - 6x = -3? Submit Answer Oy= 6x +3 Oy= 1/6x +4 O y= - 1/6x + 8 O y = -6x + 2

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When we have two perpendicular lines their slopes are opposite and inverse.

In this case, we have the equation of the line:

y-6x= -3

Let's solve for y and arrange this equation to make it look like the general form of a linear equation: y=mx+b, where m is the slope of the line.

y-6x= -3

y-6x+6x= -3+6x

y= 6x-3

As we can see, the number that is multiplying the x variable in our equation is 6, the slope of this line is 6.

As mentioned, a perpendicular line to the line y= 6x-3 would have a slope opposite and inverse, then the slope of the line perpendicular to the first line (m2) would be:


m2=-(1)/(6)

from the options that we have, we can see that the only line that has a slope of -1/6 is the line y= -1/6+8, so that is the right option.

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