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PLEASE helppp. What equation describes a line that is perpendicular y=-2/7x+5 and has the same y-intercept as y = 3x - 2?

PLEASE helppp. What equation describes a line that is perpendicular y=-2/7x+5 and-example-1

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Answer:

y = 7/2 -2

Explanation:

if the slope of the first problem is -2/7 then its perpendicular is 7/2 (the exact opposite) and since the y- intercept is the b in Y= mx +b the intercept of the equation you’re trying to find is -2

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