SOLUTION: Through: (3,1), perpendicular to y= (7/2)X-5
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Question 1016273: Through: (3,1), perpendicular to y= (7/2)X-5
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Through: (3,1), perpendicular to y= (7/2)X-5
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If perpendicular, the slope must be -2/7
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Form:: y = mx + b
Solve for "b"::
1 = (-2/7)3 + b
1 = -6/7 + b
b = 13/7
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Equation:
y = (-2/7)x + (13/7)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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