Find the equation of a line that is perpendicular to y=2x+7, and passes through the point (-4, 7) I got the answer y=-1/2x+5, is that the correct equation??
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To find the slope of a line perpendicular to this line, we use the fact that the product of the slopes of two perpendicular lines is -1. So the slope of the new line is -1/2 (the negative reciprocal of 2). Show more…
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