Question

HELP PLEASE ASAP I REALLY DONT KNOW HOW TO DO THIS

Answer 1

Answer:

$\frac{1}{2}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculate the slope of the line m using the slope formula

m = $\frac{y_{2}-y_{1} }{x_{2}-x_{1} }$

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 1, 2) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (1, - 2)

m = $\frac{-2-2}{1+1}$ = $\frac{-4}{2}$ = - 2

Given a line with slope m then the slope of a line perpendicular to it is

$m_{perpendicular}$ = - $\frac{1}{m}$ = - $\frac{1}{-2}$ = $\frac{1}{2}$