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Write the equation in slope-intercept form, y = mx + b, for a line is perpendicular to the line y - 2 = -2(x + 5) and passes through the point (-2,-4).
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Write the equation in slope-intercept form, y = mx + b, for a line is perpendicular to the line y - 2 = -2(x + 5) and passes

through the point (-2,-4).

User Aratz Manterola Lasa
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Answer:

y = 1/2x - 8

Explanation:

Step 1. Convert y - 2 = -2(x + 5) in slope-intercept form

Answer: y = -2x - 8

Step 2. Find the negative reciprocal of the slope of the original line.

Answer: 1/2

The answer should be: y = 1/2x - 8
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