SOLUTION: write an equation for a line in slope intercept form passing through(6, -10) and perpendicular to y=5

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Question 612935: write an equation for a line in slope intercept form passing through(6, -10) and perpendicular to y=5
Answer by jsmallt9(3759) About Me  (Show Source):
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  • The line y = 5 is a horizontal line (with a slope of 0)
  • Perpendicular to horizontal is vertical
  • Vertical lines represent all the points with a certain x coordinate. The equations for these lines have the form:
    x = number
    where "number" is the x coordinate all the points on the line share.
  • If the point (6, -10) is to be on this vertical line, then its x coordinate, 6, is the x coordinate all the points on the lines share
  • So the desired equation is:
    x = 6