Answer:
- [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
The equation of a line in slope- intercept form is
y = mx + c ( m is the slope and c the y- intercept )
Given
2x - y = 5 ( subtract 2x from both sides )
- y = - 2x + 5 ( multiply through by - 1 )
y = 2x - 5 ← in slope- intercept form
with slope m = 2
Given a line with slope m then the slope of a line perpendicular to it is
[tex]m_{perpendicular}[/tex] = - [tex]\frac{1}{m}[/tex] = - [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex]
