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) About Me  (Show Source):
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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) About Me  (Show Source):
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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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