SOLUTION: Find the equation of the line satisfying the given conditions, giving it in slope-intercept form if possible. Through (-2,0), perpendicular to 8x-3y=7.

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Question 68160This question is from textbook A Graphical Approach to Algebra and Trigonometry
: Find the equation of the line satisfying the given conditions, giving it in slope-intercept form if possible. Through (-2,0), perpendicular to 8x-3y=7. This question is from textbook A Graphical Approach to Algebra and Trigonometry

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8X-3Y=7
-3Y=-8X+7
Y=8X/3-7/3 THUS THIS LINE HAS A SLOPE OF -8/3.
THUS A PERPENDICULAR LINE HAS A SLOPE OF 3/8 & PASSING THROUGH (-2,0) IS
0=3/8*-2+b
0=-6/8+b
b=6/8
b=3/4
THUS THE EQUATION OF THIS LINE IS
Y=3/8X+3/4