The equation x - y = 8 can be rewritten in slope-intercept form as y = x - 8. This represents a line with a slope of 1.
The slope of a line that is perpendicular to a line with slope m is -1/m. In this case, the perpendicular line would have a slope of -1/1 = -1.
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What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the line represented by the equation x – y = 8?
−1
1
8
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