SOLUTION: Determine the equation of the line in each of the following cases
a. Passing through the point(4,9)and perpendicular to the line 4x+7y=12
b. Passing through the point(7,3)and
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a. Passing through the point(4,9)and perpendicular to the line 4x+7y=12
b. Passing through the point(7,3)and
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Question 446238: Determine the equation of the line in each of the following cases
a. Passing through the point(4,9)and perpendicular to the line 4x+7y=12
b. Passing through the point(7,3)and perpendicular to the line 7x+5y=16 Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source):
Hi,
a. Passing through the point(4,9)and perpendicular to the line 4x+7y=12
perpendicular to the line with the equation
4x + 7y = 12 OR y = (-4/7)x + 12/7 m = (-4/7)
Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals on one another
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y = (7/4)x + b |Using ordered pair (4,9) to solve for b
9 = (7/4)*4 + b
2 = b
y = (7/4)x + 2 OR 7x + 4y = 8
b. Passing through the point(7,3)and perpendicular to the line 7x+5y=16
Done in a similar fashion as done above
