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  • 17-12-2018
  • Mathematics
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What is the slope of a line perpendicular to a line with the equation y = 5x - 2 ?

What is the slope of a line perpendicular to a line with the equation y 5x 2 class=

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MrsStrong
MrsStrong MrsStrong
  • 19-12-2018

Answer:

-1/5

Step-by-step explanation:

Perpendicular lines are lines which have a specific relationship. The slopes of the two lines are negative reciprocals of each other. We can find the slope easily in slope-intercept form, y=mx+b.

Since our equation is already in slope intercept form then y=5x-2 has a slope of 5.

The slope of the perpendicular line will be -1/5. This is the negative reciprocal of 5.

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reganburke64 reganburke64
  • 08-06-2021

Answer:

The answer is A, -1/5!

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