Which of the following equations represents a perpendicular line to 6x - 2y = 20?

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mathmate · Answer

You have not yet posted the choices.
The perpendicular line has the coefficients of x and y switched, and the sign of ONE of them switched, such as:
2x+6y=40
The 40 could be replaced by any other constant.

anonymous · Answer

y = 3x + 2

 y = -3x + 4

 y=1/3x-3

 y=-1/3x-5

mathmate · Answer

Compare the choices with the transformed version of
6x - 2y = 20
to
y=3x-20  (slope = 3)
you look for the equation whose slope multiplied by (3) equals -1, i.e.
look for the equation whose slope is -1/3.