SOLUTION: Find tho equation of the perpendiculac biseaor of the segment joining (5, 4) and (-4, -2).

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Question 1006860: Find tho equation of the perpendiculac biseaor of the segment joining (5, 4) and (-4, -2).
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find tho equation of the perpendicular bisector of the segment
joining (5, 4) and (-4, -2).
1.  Use the midpoint formula to find the midpoint of the line 
segment joining the two given points. 



2.  Use the slope formula to find the slope of the line segment 
joining them.



3.  Find the slope of a line perpendicular by taking the negative 
reciprocal of the slope found in step 2.  That is, invert the 
slope from step 2 and change its sign. 

4.  Use the point-slope formula to find the equation of the line 
with the slope found in step 3, passing through the midpoint found
in step 1.

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5. Simplify the result of 5.

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