Mrs. Clements has a table with a top that is shaped like the trapezoid shown. Which expression can Mrs. Clements use to find the
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Step-by-step explanation:
Two lines are given to us which are perpendicular to each other and we need to find out the value of a . The given equations are ,
Step 1 : <u>Conver</u><u>t</u><u> </u><u>the </u><u>equations</u><u> in</u><u> </u><u>slope</u><u> intercept</u><u> form</u><u> </u><u>of</u><u> the</u><u> line</u><u> </u><u>.</u>
and ,
Step 2: <u>Find </u><u>the</u><u> </u><u>slope</u><u> of</u><u> the</u><u> </u><u>lines </u><u>:</u><u>-</u>
Now we know that the product of slope of two perpendicular lines is -1. Therefore , from Slope Intercept Form of the line we can say that the slope of first line is ,
And the slope of the second line is ,
Step 3: <u>Multiply</u><u> </u><u>the </u><u>slopes </u><u>:</u><u>-</u><u> </u>
Multiply ,
Multiply both sides by a ,
Divide both sides by -1 ,
<u>Hence </u><u>the</u><u> </u><u>value</u><u> of</u><u> a</u><u> </u><u>is </u><u>9</u><u> </u><u>.</u>