Question

Which set of ordered pairs represent a line that is perpendicular to the given set: (1,8)

Answer 1

Using linear function concepts, it is found that a set of ordered pairs with a slope of $-\frac{1}{2}$ is perpendicular to the given set.

What is a linear function?

A linear function is modeled by:

y = mx + b

In which:

• m is the slope, which is the rate of change, that is, by how much y changes when x changes by 1.

• b is the y-intercept, which is the value of y when x = 0, and can also be interpreted as the initial value of the function.

When two sets are perpendicular, the multiplication of their slopes is -1. The set (1,8) and (2,10) has slope given by:

m = (10 - 8)/(2-1) = 2.

Then, for the perpendicular set:

2m = -1

m = -1/2.

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