SOLUTION: What is the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line between the points (2,2)and (6,6)?

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Question 41060This question is from textbook Algebra and Trigonometry
: What is the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line between the points (2,2)and (6,6)? This question is from textbook Algebra and Trigonometry

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The slope between these points is
m = (6-2) / (6-2) = 1
The perpendicular line has a slope of -1 and goes thru the midpoint (4,4), so we use the point-slope form and get
y - y1 = m(x - x1)
y - 4 = -(x - 4)
y = -x + 8