How do I find a perpendicular line to a vertical line graph eg: x=2?

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How do I find a perpendicular line to a vertical line graph eg: x=2?

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Answer 1 · 2015-07-23T18:08:57

Since you didn't just ask for the slope, you would need to know the value of some point on the line; for example $(a, b)$ $(a,b)$ , in which case the answer would be $y = b$ $y=b$

Explanation:

All lines perpendicular to a vertical line are horizontal lines.

All horizontal lines have a slope of $0$ $0$ (that is $y$ $y$ is a constant).

Given that $y$ $y$ needs to be a constant,
if the line passes through $(x, y) = (a, b)$ $(x,y) = (a,b)$
then the line must be
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Answer 2 · 2015-07-23T18:09:40

You have $y = k$ $y=k$ where $k =$ $k=$ constant. For exanple, $y = 2$ $y=2$

Explanation:

Your equation represents a vertical line passing through $x = 2$ $x=2$ so any horizontal line (with equation $y = k$ $y=k$ where $k =$ $k=$ constant) will be perpendicular to it.

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