SOLUTION: Find an equation in the form y=mx+b(where possible) for eacjh line. Through (0,5), perpendicular to 8x+5y=3

Question 145614This question is from textbook Finite Mathematics
: Find an equation in the form y=mx+b(where possible) for eacjh line.
Through (0,5), perpendicular to 8x+5y=3 This question is from textbook Finite Mathematics

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Start with the given equation.

Solve for y.

We can see that the equation has a slope and a y-intercept .

Now to find the slope of the perpendicular line, simply flip the slope to get . Now change the sign to get . So the perpendicular slope is .

Now let's use the point slope formula to find the equation of the perpendicular line by plugging in the slope and the coordinates of the given point

.

Start with the point slope formula

Plug in , , and

Distribute

Multiply

Add 5 to both sides.

Combine like terms.

So the equation of the line perpendicular to that goes through the point

is .

Here's a graph to visually verify our answer:
Graph of the original equation (red) and the perpendicular line (green) through the point

.

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