How do you find the slope perpendicular to y=3+2(x−1)?
1 Answer
Feb 7, 2016
Using the general line equation, y = mx + b you put the equation into that form to find the slope, m. Any equation with the inverse slope is perpendicular by definition.
Explanation:
y=3+2(x−1)
y = 3 + 2x – 2
y = 2x + 1
The inverse slope is perpendicular to this line.
