Question #65d66 Algebra Forms of Linear Equations Equations of Perpendicular Lines 1 Answer young.cosmos Jan 28, 2017 y=1/6x + 2 Explanation: This equation rearranged into slope-intercept or y=mx+b form is y=-6x+2 The perpendicular slope is the negative reciprocal of the original slop, since your slope is -6 the negative reciprocal and perpendicular is 1/6 Answer link Related questions How do you determine the equation of a line that is perpendicular to another? What is the relationship between equations of perpendicular lines? How do you determine if a line is perpendicular, parallel, or neither? How do you find the equation of the line perpendicular to the line y=5 and passing through (5, 4)? What is the slope that is perpendicular to 2x+8y=9? How do you determine if the two lines are parallel, perpendicular, or neither if line a passes... How do you find the equation of a line that is perpendicular to y=2/3x-4 and goes through point (6,-2)? How do you determine if 5y+3x=1 is parallel, perpendicular to neither to the line y+10x=-3? Question #3177e How do you find the equation of the line through the point (-4 , 5) and is perpendicular to the x axis? See all questions in Equations of Perpendicular Lines Impact of this question 1631 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License