Question

The lines represented by the equations y = 1/2x-8 and 2y+4x=10

Answer 1

The first equation is in slope-intercept form but the second equation is not. Therefore, our first step is to bring 2y+4x=10 into slope-intercept form.

Subtracting 4x from both sides gives

`2y=10-4x`

finally, dividing both sides by 2 gives

`y=-2x+5`

Now, that we have the equation in slope-intercept form, let us compare their slopes to see how they relate to each other.

The lines are perpendicular if the slope of one line is negative of the reciprocal of the other.

Now, -2 is negative of the reciprocal of 1/2. Meaning if you take the reciprocal 1/2, then multiply it by -1 you will end up with -2.

Since the slope of a negative reciprocal of each other, the lines are perpendicular.