Question 693514
the equation is 2x+y = 12.  the question is write an equation of a line passing through the point 2,4.  and that is perpencidular to the given equation.  I had come up with y = 1/2 + 5.  Using the inverse of the original slope which was
-2. 
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2x+y = 12 has a slope of -2, that's correct.
Perpendicular lines has a slope of 1/2
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Use y = mx + b and the point to find b
4 = (1/2)*2 + b
b = 3
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--> y = (1/2)x + 3
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Your equation had no x, too.