SOLUTION: Which equation produces a line that is perpendicular to the line represented by the function below?
y=2/5x+9
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Question 597764: Which equation produces a line that is perpendicular to the line represented by the function below?
y=2/5x+9
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are infinitely many lines that fit this description, but every perpendicular line will have a slope of -5/2. To get this slope, flip the given slope 2/5 to get 5/2 and then change the sign to get -5/2.
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