SOLUTION: Find the equation of the lines that are both passing through the point (10,-8) with slopes 5 and -1/5.

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Question 1106047: Find the equation of the lines that are both passing through the point (10,-8) with slopes 5 and -1/5.
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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point slope formula y-y1=m(x-x1), m slope and (x1, y1) point
y+8=(5(x-10)
y=5x-58
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y+8=(-1/5)(x-10)
y=(-x/5)-6
should be perpendicular to each other
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