How do you find the slope that is perpendicular to the line # y = x + 7#?
1 Answer
Mar 19, 2018
See a solution process below:
Explanation:
The equation in the problem is in slope intercept form. The slope-intercept form of a linear equation is:
Where
Therefore the slope is:
Let's call the slope of a perpendicular line:
The slope of a line perpendicular to a line with slope
Substituting the slope for the line in the problem gives: