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Identify an equation in point-slope form for the line perpendicular to y = -1/2x+11 that passes through (0,-2)

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Answer: y + 2 = 2x

Step-by-step explanation:

Find the slope of the perpendicular line

When two lines are perpendicular, the product of their slopes is -1. This means that the slopes are negative-reciprocals of each other.

⇒ if the slope of this line = - ¹/₂

then the slope of the perpendicular line (m) = 2

Determine the equation

We can now use the point-slope form (y - y₁) = m(x - x₁)) to write the equation for this line:

⇒ y - (-2) = 2 (x - 0)

y + 2 = 2x

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