Question

Please help

Answer 1

A line perpendicular to y = -2x + 5 will have an equation in the form of:

y = (1/2)x + b

Since the graph must intersect (-2,9), we plug in this point to solve for b.

9 = (1/2)*(-2) + b

9 = -1 + b

10 = b

So the equation is:

y = (1/2)x + 10

The answer is A.