How do you find the slope that is perpendicular to the line #4x-8y=-1#?
1 Answer
Jul 21, 2016
Slope is
Explanation:
Recall that we can perform operations on an equation as long as we do the same thing to both sides.
Add
Add
Divide both sides by 8:
This is now in standard form
Now, an important and useful fact is that the product of two perpendicular gradients is always equal to