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Is perpendicular to the line y = 2x + 1
and through the point (-1,5)

User Gbtimmon
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Answer:

-2x+3

Explanation:

Using y=mx+b

To make the line perpendicular, you just need to make the slope (m=2) negative. To make it go through (-1, 5), you just need to adjust the b value to raise the graph to a point where it will pass through the point.

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