SOLUTION: The "perpendicular bisector" of the line segment AB is the line that passes through the midpoint of AB and is perpendicular to AB. The equation of the perpendicular bisector of

Question 1069449: The "perpendicular bisector" of the line segment AB is the line that passes through the midpoint of AB and is perpendicular to AB.
The equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining the points (1,2) and (-5,12) is y = mx + b. Find m+b.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find the slope,

So then using the point-slope form,

So,

I'll leave the addition to you.

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