For the graph y = -8 find the slope of a line that is perpendicular to it and the slope of a line parallel to it. Explain your a

Question

Ipatiy [6.2K]

2 years ago

5

For the graph y = -8 find the slope of a line that is perpendicular to it and the slope of a line parallel to it. Explain your a

nswer with two or more sentences.

Mathematics

1 answer:

AlexFokin [52] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-18T12:28:45+03:00

For the graph of y = -8 the line is horizontal, which means the slope = 0. A parallel line has the same slope so one equation could be y = 2. A perpendicular line has an opposite slope so since our slope = 0 the opposite of that slope is $-\frac{1}{0}$ which a line that is perpendicular to y = -8 could be x = -3. Also notice that these two lines form a 90 degree angle.