SOLUTION: Find the equation of the line below that passes through the origin (0,0) and the point (−1,14) . Please enter your answer as "y=(-42/5)*x" or "y=(57/9)*x" with no spac

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Question 1183514: Find the equation of the line below that passes through the origin (0,0) and the point (−1,14) .

Please enter your answer as "y=(-42/5)*x" or "y=(57/9)*x" with no spaces.

Also, find the equation of the line that is perpendicular to this line.

Equation of the line above is?
Equation of the line perpendicular is ?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Slope is .

Equation can start as , and you could solve for y in terms of x.

For the line perpendicular to it, ,....

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