SOLUTION: What is an equation of the line that passes through the point (-2,5) and is perpendicular to the line whose equation is y = 1/2x + 5?
Please explain the steps to how you got the
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Question 967947: What is an equation of the line that passes through the point (-2,5) and is perpendicular to the line whose equation is y = 1/2x + 5?
Please explain the steps to how you got the answer. Thank you!
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The given equation is in the slope-intercept form
The form is:
where
= slope
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Any line which is perpendicular to this line will
have slope =
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Now I can use the general point-slope formula:
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check:
slope =
OK
Does it go through ( -2, 5 ) ?
OK
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