Question

A line is perpendicular to y = - x - 2 and intersects the point (-5, 10)

Answer 1

Answer:

y = x + 15

Step-by-step explanation:

If two lines are perpendicular to each other, they have opposite slopes.

The first line is y = - x - 2. Its slope is -1. A line perpendicular to this will have a slope of 1.

Plug this value (1) into your standard point-slope equation of y = mx + b.

y = 1x + b or y = x + b

To find b, we want to plug in a value that we know is on this line: in this case, it is (-5, 10). Plug in the x and y values into the x and y of the standard equation.

10 = (-5) + b

Simplify.

10 = -5 + b

Now, add 5 to both sides to isolate b.

15 = b

Plug this into your standard equation.

y = x + 15

This equation is perpendicular to your given equation (y = -x - 2) and contains point (-5, 10)

Hope this helps!