Question

write the equation of the line that passes through (-2,1) and is perpendicular to the line y=1/2x+1

Answer 1

Lines that are perpendicular have opposite slopes from each other. so the slope of the line would be -2/1 or just -2

Answer 2

Because the slope of the line its perpendicular to is 1/2. Change the sign and flip the fraction and its -2/1 or -2

Answer 3

see how i got that?

Answer 4

no

Answer 5

and how who u write that at the end

Answer 6

the line you were given is y=1/2x+1. thats in the form y=mx+b where m = slope.

you want to find the line that is perpendicular to that. lines that are perpendicular to each other have opposite slope.

opposite of 1/2 is -2/1

Answer 7

Now that we have the slope and the point you were given. we can do point slope form and then simplify to get slope intercept form

Answer 8

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