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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Write the slope-intercept equation of the line perpendicular to y = 5/2 x - 2, which passes through the point (0, 2). A. y = 5x + 2 B. y = -2/5x + 2 C. y = 2x + 5 D. y = 1/2x + 5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@jim_thompson5910

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Look for the opposite recipricol in the slope, what the opposite sign, and flipped of 5/2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2/5??

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

2/5 is the reciprocal, but is it the opposite reciprocal?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Whats the opposite of a positive...you got the numbers right though.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-2/5

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

much better

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