SOLUTION: Determine the equation in standard form, of the perpendicular bisector of the segment joining points (-2, -4) and (4, 8).

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Question 1012222: Determine the equation in standard form, of the perpendicular bisector of the segment joining points (-2, -4) and (4, 8).
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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(1) Slope of segment with endpoints (-2,-4) and (4,8)
(2) Midpoint of the segment
(3) Negative reciprocal of that slope
(4) Plug the slope from step 3 and the midpoint into the point-slope equation form and manipulate this equation into standard form Ax+By=C.


2x+3y=8