SOLUTION: can someone please help me with this problem:
Which of the following is a line perpendicular to y = 1/2x + 4 ?
a. y = 1/2x - 1/4
b. y = 2x - 4
c. y = 2x - 1/4
d. y = -2x
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-> SOLUTION: can someone please help me with this problem:
Which of the following is a line perpendicular to y = 1/2x + 4 ?
a. y = 1/2x - 1/4
b. y = 2x - 4
c. y = 2x - 1/4
d. y = -2x
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Question 160114: can someone please help me with this problem:
Which of the following is a line perpendicular to y = 1/2x + 4 ?
a. y = 1/2x - 1/4
b. y = 2x - 4
c. y = 2x - 1/4
d. y = -2x Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Answer "d" because its slope is -2 and
(-2)*(1/2) = -1
So the lines are perpendicular.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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