What is the slope of a line perpendicular to #x+2y=7#?
1 Answer
Jul 6, 2018
The slope perpendicular to the equation is 2.
Explanation:
First, find the slope of the equation by setting it into slope-intercept form,
Subtract
Divide both sides by
We know that the slope of a slope-intercept equation is the value multiplied by
Now to find the slope perpendicular to the equation, we find the negative reciprocal, or switching the sign and doing
So:
Therefore, the slope perpendicular to the equation is 2.
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