SOLUTION: Find the equation of a perpendicular line to 7x + 8y - 12 = 0 and passing through (-2, 5). Write the answer in standard form.

Question 1181494: Find the equation of a perpendicular line to 7x + 8y - 12 = 0 and passing
through (-2, 5). Write the answer in standard form.
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Write the standard form equation of the line that is perpendicular to
and passes through (, ).
first write in slope intercept form

=> a slope is
the line that is perpendicular to given line is negative reciprocal to

use slope point formula to find equation of the line that is perpendicular to given line
........substitute a slope, and coordinates of given point (, )

-> write it in standard form , both sides multiply by

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