SOLUTION: Please help me find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line between the points (2,2) and (6,6).

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Question 92228This question is from textbook Algebra and Trigonometry
: Please help me find 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

Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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the bisector passes through the midpoint (4,4) and has a slope that is the negative reciprocal of the original line

m=(6-2)/(6-2) ... m=1 ... so the bisector slope is -1

using point-slope, y-4=-1(x-4) ... y=-x+8