Step-by-step explanation:
Given expression;
2x + y = -5;
The given equation must be written in a form where the slope is the negative inverse of the given one.
A line perpendicular to another will have a negative inverse slope.
2x + y = -5
Equation of a straight line is generally written as;
y = mx + c
y and x are the coordinates
m is the slope
c is y - intercept
2x + y = -5
y = -2x -5
The slope of the perpendicular =
So,
the new line;
y =
x -5
Any line with slope of
will be perpendicular
Answer:
In step 5, andrew made a mistake by subtracting 9.8 instead of adding 9.8. Andrew should've have obtained the answer -2, but because of his mistake the answer is incorrect.
You would have to go 25 times to make it worth getting option b