Find the slope of a line perpendicular to y=2−5x

Paula Cameron

Paula Cameron

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2022-11-09

Find the slope of a line perpendicular to y=2−5x

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Jackson Trevino

Jackson Trevino

Beginner2022-11-10Added 14 answers

Remember that the slope of the line is known as gradient, and is often represented as m
First rearrange the function into the gradient-intercept form y=mx+c:
y=5x−2
Here we can see that the gradient of the function is 5, because m=5
Next use m 1 m 2 = - 1 , to find the perpendicular gradient.
5 m 2 = - 1
5 m 2 5 = - 1 5
m 2 = - 1 5 , or -0.2.
The perpendicular gradient is -0.2

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