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3 years ago

Katrina said that the lines y=-2/3x + 5 and y = -3/2x + 2 are perpendicular. Explain Katrina's error.

Mathematics

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Elis [28]3 years ago

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There shouldn't be a negative in front of one of the equations.

Vika [28.1K]3 years ago

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Answer:

product of gradients of the two lines = 1 does not imply the lines being perpendicular, the product of gradients have to instead be equal to -1.

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A = “The bulb will last at least 24 months”

B = “The bulb will last at least 18 months”

We want to find P(A | B).

By definition P(A | B) = P(A∩B)P(B)

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