Question

Which line is perpendicular to the line: y = -(1/2)x - 6?
y=-(1/3)x-4
Y=2x-4
y=3x+4
y=(1/3)x+4
y=-3x-6

Answer 1

1/3?

Answer 2

-1/2 sorry

Answer 3

thanks ok now what? @tcarroll010 Im kind of lost when it comes to this stuff

Answer 4

just tell her what the negative reciprocal is....the easy way

Answer 5

example : 4....negative reciprocal is -1/4.....flip it and change the sign.
2/4 would be -4/2.....5 would be -1/5

Answer 6

she might understand it better that way

Answer 7

or he....I don't know

Answer 8

ok @texaschic101 thanks is that all?

Answer 9

I should not have said anything....I think I made him mad

Answer 10

do you know the answer ?

Answer 11

no i dont this stuff is just confusing

Answer 12

ok....the slope for the equation you have is -1/2.....do you understand that ?

Answer 13

yes

Answer 14

if you are looking for a perpendicular line, the slope will be the negative reciprocal....which is 2. You flip 1/2 over and put the opposite sign. Do you understand ?

Answer 15

oops...-1/2 , flip it over and change the sign

Answer 16

2/1

Answer 17

-2/1

Answer 18

yes....which is 2.....understand ?

Answer 19

not negative....it started out negative, but you change the sign and now it is positive

Answer 20

ok

Answer 21

so if your slope is 2....look at your answer choices and what equation has a slope of 2

Answer 22

remember, y = mx + b.....the m position is your slope

Answer 23

did you find it yet ?

Answer 24

i understand what you are saying thank u

Answer 25

your welcome :)