Problema Solution

Find an equation of the line that has a y-intercept of -2 and is perpendicular to the graph of 3x+6y=2

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A common form of a linear equation in the two variables x and y is


y=mx+b,


where m determines the slope or gradient of that line, and the constant term b determines the point at which the line crosses the y-axis, otherwise known as the y-intercept


we know that the line has y-intercept -2 thus b = -2


the slope of the perpendicular line is the "negative reciprocal" of the slope of the original line


lets find the slope of the original like


3x + 6y = 2


6y = - 3x + 2


y = (-3/6)x + 2/6


y = (-1/2)x + 1/3


the slope of the original line is (-1/2)


m = -(1/(-1/2))


m = 2


the equation of the line that we are looking for is


y = 2x - 2