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Question 763735: I've been trying to figure this out....i'm confused!
Find an equation of the line. Write the equation in slope-intercept form. Through (2,7) perpendicular to x=9
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, solver91311:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
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If you have a line with slope = , then ANY
line perpendicular to it has slope =
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The line is saying: " I don't care what the
value of is, if I look at the x-axis, I will see "
This is a vertical line through ( 9,y ) where can be
anything.
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A line perpendicular to a vertical line is a horizontal line.
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So, you have a horizontal line through ( 2,7 )
All horizontal line have slope =
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Using the general point-slope formula:

If you want it in slope-intercept form, it's

This line is saying: " I don't care what is, when I
look at the y-axis, I always see . This just
says it's a horizontal line.

Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
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Any equation of the form is a vertical line. Any line perpendicular to a vertical line is a horizontal line. Horizontal lines have the characteristic that every point on the line has exactly the same -coordinate. Since the desired line passes through , which has a -coordinate of 7, every point on the line must have a -coordinate equal to 7. The slope of a horizontal line is 0. The -intercept must, since it is also on the line, have a -coordinate of 7, hence the -intercept is the point . Write a slope-intercept equation where the slope is 0 and the -coordinate of the -intercept is 7.

John

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