What is the slope of the line perpendicular to # y=-13/2x-5 #?
1 Answer
Mar 10, 2018
See a solution process below:
Explanation:
The equation for the line in the problem is in slope-intercept form. The slope-intercept form of a linear equation is:
Where
Therefore the slope of this line 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: