SOLUTION: how to write an equation of a line containing the given point and perpendicular to the given point (0,8); 8x+7y=6
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Question 358390: how to write an equation of a line containing the given point and perpendicular to the given point (0,8); 8x+7y=6 Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The unknown equation has the standard form 7x - 8y = c, where c is an unknown constant. To solve for c, plug in x = 0, y = 8:
7*0 - 8*8 = c. So c = -64. Therefore the equation of the line is 7x - 8y = -64, or 7x - 8y + 64 = 0.
