SOLUTION: Find the equation of a line that is perpendicular to the line x=-15 and contains the point (5,8).

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Question 1066231: Find the equation of a line that is perpendicular to the line x=-15 and contains the point (5,8).
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Lines perpendicular to vertical lines are horizontal lines of the form,
where is a constant.
Using the point,


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