SOLUTION: Find the equation of the line that contains the point(5,-7)and is perpendicular to the line containing the points (-4,9) and (3,6).

SOLUTION: Find the equation of the line that contains the point(5,-7)and is perpendicular to the line containing the points (-4,9) and (3,6).

Algebra.Com

Question 804544: Find the equation of the line that contains the point(5,-7)and is perpendicular to the line containing the points (-4,9) and (3,6).
Answer by erica65404(394) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
find slope

a line perpendicular to that would have a slope of

plug the point into the equation

the final equation is

RELATED QUESTIONS
Find the equation of the line that contains the point (2,-7) and is perpendicular to the... (answered by erica65404)

Find the equation of the line that passes through the point (-2, 4) and is perpendicular... (answered by josgarithmetic)

write an equation of the line containing the given points and perpendicular to the line... (answered by Numbah24)

Determine the equation of a line containing the point -1,3 that is perpendicular to the... (answered by Alan3354)

find a slope of the line that is perpendicular to the line containing the points... (answered by rfer)

Find an equation of the line that contains the point (-5,2) and is perpendicular to the... (answered by josgarithmetic,ikleyn)

Find the equation of the line containing the point (4, 25) and perpendicular to the line (answered by Alan3354)

Find the slope and equation of the line that contains the following 2 points A (3, 2) and (answered by mananth)

Find the equation of the line that contains point (12,-7) and perpendicular to the line... (answered by richwmiller,solver91311)