SOLUTION: Given a line with equation . Write an equation in point-slope form of the line perpendicular to the given line through the point (2, -3).

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Question 993686: Given a line with equation . Write an equation in point-slope form of the line perpendicular to the given line through the point (2, -3).
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Find the slope of the given line. Then calculate the negative reciprocal of that slope. Use the calculated slope and the given point in the point-slope form:



where are the coordinates of the given point and is the calculated slope.

John

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