SOLUTION: Find the equation of a line passing through the point (- 10, 1) and perpendicular to the line y = 2.
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Question 750877: Find the equation of a line passing through the point (- 10, 1) and perpendicular to the line y = 2.
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, stanbon:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Anything perpendicular to y = 2 will be of the form x = h, which is a vertical line. The value of h must be -10 since all points on x = -10 have an x coordinate of -10.
So the final answer is x = -10
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find the equation of a line passing through the point (- 10, 1) and perpendicular to the line y = 2.
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y=2 is a horizontal line.
All perpendicular lines must be vertical with undefined slope.
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Equation of vertical line thru (-10,1)
x = -10
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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