SOLUTION: I need help with a math problem. See the question says to write an equation in slope-intercept form that is perpendicular to the line 2x - 5 = -11 and passes through the point (7,5

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Question 940893: I need help with a math problem. See the question says to write an equation in slope-intercept form that is perpendicular to the line 2x - 5 = -11 and passes through the point (7,5)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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y=-%285%2F2%29x%2B%285-%28-5%2F2%297%29
Simplify that.

That formulation relied on some knowledge of standard form, and also some skill with slope-intercept form.

Ax+By=C has slope -(A/B), and the line perpendicular would have slope B/A.

y=mx+b will easily give b=y-mx.