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write an equation of the line that passes through the origin that intersects the line y= 2x+1 to form a right angle

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Answer:

y =
(1)/(2)x+1

Explanation:

To find a right angle we need to find the perpendicular line. The trick here is to do the flip of your slope and since there is no "that passes through the point (#, #) you're done after that. So the answer is

y =
(1)/(2)x+1

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