SOLUTION: Given a line with equation . Write an equation in point-slope form of the line perpendicular to the given line through the point (2, -3).

Question 1008437: Given a line with equation . Write an equation in point-slope form of the line perpendicular to the given line through the point (2, -3).
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Given a line with equation ____ ???.
The problem is broken, because we did not get the equation,
so I will fix it by making up an equation.
I will assume that your equation has an AND a .
If there is an AND a , your line has a slope, and so does the perpendicular line.
I will use equation ,
which is given in slope-intercept form
The slope of that line is and the y-intercept is .
The slope of a perpendicular line is
A line with slope passing through point
can be written in point-slope form as
.
For the perpendicular line in the answer to the problem as I fixed it,
the slope is and the point is with , so the equation is
<--> .
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