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DochEvi [55]
3 years ago
15

Which is the slope of a line perpendicular to the line whose equation is y=2x+5?

Mathematics
2 answers:
Black_prince [1.1K]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

-1/2

Step-by-step explanation:

the slope of a line that is perpendicular to a given equation of a line, is the negative reciprocal of the original slope

sergejj [24]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Given line is y=2x+5

By comparing it with the y=mx+b

we say that the slope of the given line is m=2

The concept is that the slope of a perpendicular line is given by -1/m.

Hence the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the given line is

-\frac{1}{2}

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