SOLUTION: equation of the line through points (6,-2) and perpendicular to the line 2x-3y=-7

Question 114572: equation of the line through points (6,-2) and perpendicular to the line 2x-3y=-7
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, checkley71:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First convert 2x-3y=-7 to slope intercept form

Solved by pluggable solver: Converting Linear Equations in Standard form to Slope-Intercept Form (and vice versa)

Convert from standard form (Ax+By = C) to slope-intercept form (y = mx+b)

Start with the given equation

Subtract 2x from both sides

Simplify

Divide both sides by -3 to isolate y

Break up the fraction on the right hand side

Reduce and simplify

The original equation (standard form) is equivalent to (slope-intercept form)

The equation is in the form where is the slope and is the y intercept.

Now let's find the equation of the line through points (6,-2) that is perpendicular to

Solved by pluggable solver: Finding the Equation of a Line Parallel or Perpendicular to a Given Line

Remember, any two perpendicular lines are negative reciprocals of each other. So if you're given the slope of , you can find the perpendicular slope by this formula:

where is the perpendicular slope

So plug in the given slope to find the perpendicular slope

When you divide fractions, you multiply the first fraction (which is really ) by the reciprocal of the second

Multiply the fractions.

So the perpendicular slope is

So now we know the slope of the unknown line is (its the negative reciprocal of from the line ). Also since the unknown line goes through (6,-2), we can find the equation by plugging in this info into the point-slope formula

Point-Slope Formula:

where m is the slope and (,) is the given point

Plug in , , and

Distribute

Multiply

Subtract from both sides to isolate y

Make into equivalent fractions with equal denominators

Combine the fractions

Reduce any fractions

So the equation of the line that is perpendicular to and goes through (,) is

So here are the graphs of the equations and

graph of the given equation (red) and graph of the line (green) that is perpendicular to the given graph and goes through (,)

Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
FIRST YOU NEED TO FIND THE SLOPE OF THE GIVEN LINE.
Y=mX+b WHERE (m)=SLOPE.
2X-3Y=-7
-3Y=-2X-7
Y=-2X/-3-7/-3
Y=2X/3+7/3 THUS THIS SLOPE=2/3.
A PERPENDICULAR LINE WOULD HAVE A SLOPE = TO THE NEGATIVE RECIPRICAL OF THIS SLOPE.
THUS THE REQUIRED SLOPE=-3/2 FOR THE PERPENDICULAR LINE.
USING THE LINE FORMULA Y=mX+b & SUBSTITUTING THE POINT (6,-2) & THE SLOPE=-3/2 YOU NEED TO SOLVE FOR b THE Y INTERCEPT.
-2=-3/2*6+b
-2=-18/2+b
b=-2+9
b=7
SO THE LINE EQUATION IS:
Y=-3X/2+7
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