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Dafna11 [192]
3 years ago
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The graph of the equation $x + 2y + 3 = 0$ is perpendicular to the graph of the equation $ax + 2y + 3 = 0$. What is the value of

$a$?
Mathematics
1 answer:
insens350 [35]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

a = -4.

Step-by-step explanation:

If the are perpendicular then the slope of one graph will be - 1 / slope of the other.

Convert each equation to slope-intercept form:

x + 2y + 3 = 0

2y = = -x - 3

y = (-1/2)x - 3/2 (Slope/intercept form)

So the slope of the line perpendicular to this  will be - 1 / (-1/2) = 2.

Consider the other line:

ax + 2y + 3 = 0

2y = -ax - 3

y = (-a/2) x - 3/2 (Slope/intercept form)

So the slope for this line    - a/2 and it equals 2.

-a/2 = 2

-a = 2*2 = 4

a = -4 (answer).

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