Answer:
m [slope] = 1/12
Step-by-step explanation:
If a line is perpendicular (90 degrees, forms a right angle) to another, the slope of the line must be an opposite reciprocal of the other. The opposite reciprocal of m is -1/m.
An opposite reciprocal is created by flipping the numerator and denominator, and making it negative.
Therefore, if m is -12 it's opposite reciprocal is -1/-12 = <u>1/12</u>.
//To have the lines parallel, the gradients must be the same.
y -- 6 = 1/2 (x - 9)
y + 6 = 1/2 x -9/2
y = 1/2 x - 10.5
First substitute .5x in for y to get a solvable equation. You should get 6x+8(.5x)=30. Then multiply 8 times .5 to get 6x+4x=30. Then combine like terms (6x+4x) to get 10x=30 and divide both sides by 10 to get x=3. Then plug this x value (3) into the other equation (y=.5x) to find the value of y. Y=.5(3) so y=1.5. Therefore the answer is B.
