SOLUTION: Find an equation of a straight line that passes through point points (3,5) and is perpendicular to line which passes through points (-1,-3) and (-2,-5)

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Question 999419: Find an equation of a straight line that passes through point points (3,5) and is perpendicular to line which passes through points (-1,-3) and (-2,-5)
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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First find the slope of the line.
m=%28-5-%28-3%29%29%2F%28-2-%28-1%29%29=%28-2%29%2F%28-1%29=2
Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals so,
2%2Am%5B2%5D=-1
m%5B2%5D=-1%2F2
Then using the point-slope form,
y-5=-%281%2F2%29%28x-3%29
y-5=-%281%2F2%29x%2B3%2F2
y=-%281%2F2%29x%2B3%2F2%2B10%2F2
y=-%281%2F2%29x%2B13%2F2
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