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Graphs, MET2 2011 VCAA 2 MC

The gradient of a line perpendicular to the line which passes through `text{(−2, 0)}` and `text{(0, −4)}` is

  1. `1/2`
  2. `−2`
  3. `−1/2`
  4. `4`
  5. `2` 
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`=> A`

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`m` `= (−4 – 0)/(0 – (−2))`
  `= −2`
`:. m_⊥` `= 1/2`

`=> A`

Filed Under: Coordinate Geometry Tagged With: Band 4, smc-727-50-Perpendicular

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