Answer:
-5/2 is the reciprocal of -2/5, but the opposite would just be 5/2.
Step-by-step explanation:
Understand the problem
Gather your resources
Come to an answering
Check your answer and present the solution
Perpendicular means the slopes are opposite inverse of each other
If line a is slope 2, the perpendicular line to Line a would have a slope - 1/2
Difference in y over difference in x gives slope. If they are opposite inverse values the lines are perpendicular. ( in this case the answer is true.)
