SOLUTION: Line two is perpendicular to 3x-12y=24 and passes through the point (2,-5). Find an equation for line two. (Use the slope of line two). I have worked this problem by finding

Question 559201: Line two is perpendicular to 3x-12y=24 and passes through the point (2,-5). Find an equation for line two. (Use the slope of line two).

I have worked this problem by finding the slope of 3x-12y=24, which is 1/4. Also, the perpendicular line (line two) has a slope of -4. I am just a little stumped on how to Find an equation that passes through the point (2,-5). Please help.
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
ONE WAY
You could do it by writing the equation of the line in point-slope form, using the coordinates of the point given:

and then you could work with it to transform it into an equivalent expression that looks more elegant, like this:
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ANOTHER WAY
You could also write the slope-intercept form of a line with slope as
and find by substituting the coordinates of the point and solving for
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So you get .
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