Find a gradient of a line that is parallel and perpendicular to this line with this gradient of -2

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1 answer:

yulyashka [42]3 years ago

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a gradient of a line that is parallel and perpendicular to this line with this gradient of -2

Gradient is the slope

So slope of the line =-2

Slope of parallel line is equal to the slope of the line

So slope of parallel line = -2

Slope of perpendicular line is equal to negative reciprocal of slope of the line

We know slope of line = -2

Negative reciprocal = $\frac{1}{2}$

So , Slope of perpendicular line= $\frac{1}{2}$

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