Consider the line ( x-9 y=2 ). What is the slope of a line perpendicular to this line? What is the slope of a line parallel to this line?
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The given equation is x - 9y = 2. Rearranging this equation, we get 9y = x - 2, or y = (1/9)x - 2/9. Show more…
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