SOLUTION: Write the slope intercept form of an equation for the line that passes through the given point and is perpendicular to the graph of the equation (-2, 0), y = x-6

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Question 164166This question is from textbook Algebra I
: Write the slope intercept form of an equation for the line that passes through the given point and is perpendicular to the graph of the equation
(-2, 0), y = x-6 This question is from textbook Algebra I

Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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(-2, 0),
y = x-6 this line has a slope=1.
Thus the perpendicular line through (-2,0) will have a slope=-1.
Y=mX+b
0=-1*-2+b
b=2
Thus the line equation is:
y=-x-2
+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-x+-2%29+ (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 5, y from -10 to 10, -x -2).