SOLUTION: A(-3;-6) B(3;-2) C(6;3) (a) Find the equation of line AB (b) Find the equation of a line parallel to line AB through point C (c) Find the equation of a line perpendicular to lin

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Question 957248: A(-3;-6) B(3;-2) C(6;3)
(a) Find the equation of line AB
(b) Find the equation of a line parallel to line AB through point C
(c) Find the equation of a line perpendicular to line AB through point C

Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find the slope.

Using the point-slope form,


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Parallel lines have identical slopes.



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Perpendiular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals.



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