Answer:
- 2
Step-by-step explanation:
Calculate the slope m of YZ using the slope formula
m = [tex]\frac{y_{2}-y_{1} }{x_{2}-x_{1} }[/tex]
with (x₁, y₁ ) = Y(- 7, - 4) and (x₂, y₂ ) = Z(5, 2)
m = [tex]\frac{2+4}{5+7}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{6}{12}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex]
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}{\frac{1}{2} }[/tex] = - 2
