document.write( "Question 930443: Which equation has a graph that is perpendicular to the graph of 7x = 14y-8?\r
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document.write( "1- y=-2x-7
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document.write( "2- y= -1/2x+4
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document.write( "3-y= 1/2x+1
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document.write( "4-y=2x+9 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #565013 by algebrahouse.com(1659)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Perpendicular lines have slopes which are negative reciprocals.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Slope-intercept form is y = mx + b \n" ); document.write( "m is the slope \n" ); document.write( "b is the y-intercept\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "7x = 14y - 8 \n" ); document.write( "7x + 8 = 14y {added 8 to each side} \n" ); document.write( "(1/2)x + (8/14) = y \n" ); document.write( "slope is 1/2\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A line perpendicular would have a slope of -2 {the negative reciprocal of 1/2}\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "#1 y = -2x - 7 {it is the only one with a slope of -2} \n" ); document.write( " For more help from me, visit: www.algebrahouse.com \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |