Find the slope of the line perpendicular to y=1/8x+7

deksteenk9

deksteenk9

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2022-09-30

Find the slope of the line perpendicular to y = 1 8 x + 7

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xgirlrogueim

xgirlrogueim

Beginner2022-10-01Added 13 answers

If 2 lines are perpendicular to each other then the product of their gradients is equal to -1 .
If gradients of 2 perpendicular lines are m 1 and m 2
then: m 1 × m 2 = - 1
The equation y = 1 8 x + 7
is of the form y = mx + c , where m represents the gradient and c , the y-intercept.
hence this line has m = 1 8
m of perpendicular is found using the above relationship.
1 8 × m 2 = - 1 m 2 = - 1 1 8 = - 8

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