Question
Write a slope-intercept equation of the line whose graph is described. Perpendicular to the graph of y = x; y-intercept (0,0).
Answers
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Any line perpendicular to y=x is
y=-x+k where k is a constant to be determined.
Since it passes through (0,0), we have
0=-0+k so k=0.
The line is therefore
y=-x
y=-x+k where k is a constant to be determined.
Since it passes through (0,0), we have
0=-0+k so k=0.
The line is therefore
y=-x