SOLUTION: Answer TRUE or FALSE.
(a) The equation of the line through (0,0) which is perpendicular to y = x is y = -x
(b) The line 2x – y = -1 goes through the point (-2,-3)
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Question 44525This question is from textbook Elementary and Intermediate Alegebra
: Answer TRUE or FALSE.
(a) The equation of the line through (0,0) which is perpendicular to y = x is y = -x
(b) The line 2x – y = -1 goes through the point (-2,-3)
This question is from textbook Elementary and Intermediate Alegebra
Found 2 solutions by venugopalramana, checkley71:
Answer by venugopalramana(3286) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(a) The equation of the line through (0,0) which is perpendicular to y = x is y = -x
1.IT SATISFIES 0,0...
2.SLOPE=-1/1=-1..OK....TRUE
(b) The line 2x – y = -1 goes through the point (-2,-3)
SUBSTITUTING
LHS=2*-2-(-3)=-4+3=-1=RHS....TRUE
Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a) TRUE. Slopes are negative reciprical of the other.
b) TRUE. 2*-2-(-3)=1 or 2-2+3=1 or 4-3=1 or 1-1
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