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consider the line -8x-2y=-5 what is the slope of a line perpendicular to this line and what is the slope of the line parallel

Suppose that the weight in pounds of an airline is a linear function of amount of fuel (in gallons) in its tank when carrying 20 gallons of fuel, the airplane weighs 2030 pounds, when carrying 54 gallons of fuel, it weighs 2251 pounds. how much does the airplane weigh if its carrying 60 gallons of fuel

y=-6/5x+4 find the equation of the line that is perpendicular to this line and passes through (5,2) and find the line that is parallel and passes (5,2)

y=5/3x-5 find the line that passes through 5,2 parallel and 5,2 perpendicular

milian is driving to alanta suppose that the remaining distance to drive in miles is a linear function of his driving in minutes when graphed the function gives a line with a slope of -0.85 milian has 43 minutes remaining after 34 minutes how many miles were remaining after 22 minutes of driving.

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Consider the line -8x-2y=-5 what is the slope of a line perpendicular to this line and what is the slope of the line parallel

Solution: The general equation of the line and its slope is:

The slope of the parallel line is the same slope as the original line, so we have:

The slope of the perpendicular line is:

Suppose that the weight in ...

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