SOLUTION: Please help me find the standard form of the equation of the line that is perpendicular to
y=7/2x-5 and contains (-3,-7)
A.7x+2y=21
B.3x-7y=21
C.2x-7y=55
D.2x+7y=-55
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y=7/2x-5 and contains (-3,-7)
A.7x+2y=21
B.3x-7y=21
C.2x-7y=55
D.2x+7y=-55
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Question 550326: Please help me find the standard form of the equation of the line that is perpendicular to
y=7/2x-5 and contains (-3,-7)
A.7x+2y=21
B.3x-7y=21
C.2x-7y=55
D.2x+7y=-55
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The given line has slope = 7/2
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Any perpendicular line must have slope = -2/7
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Form:
Solve for "b":
y = mx+b
-7 = (-2/7)(-3)+b
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-7 = 6/7 + b
b = -55/7
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Equation:
y = (-2/7)x-(55/7)
7y = -2x - 55
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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