Line m and n are perpendicular to each other. Is the abscissa of their intersection -1?
1) The slope of m=1/7
2) n passes through point (0,4)
oa E
1) The slope of m=1/7
2) n passes through point (0,4)
oa E
Abscissa means the x-coordinate.mariah wrote:Line m and n are perpendicular to each other. Is the abscissa of their intersection -1?
1) The slope of m=1/7
2) n passes through point (0,4)
oa E
(1) Slope of m = 1/7 and lines m and n are perpendicular means that the product of their slopes should be -1.
So, slope of n = -7 but the x-coordinate of the intersection may or may not be -1; NOT sufficient.
(2) n passes through point (0,4) but we cannot find the point of intersection of the 2 lines using this info; NOT sufficient.
Combining (1) and (2), equation of line n is (y - 4) = -7(x - 0) but we don't know the equation of line m; NOT sufficient.
The correct answer is E.
