Question 998917
5      	x	+	2	y  	=	12				
Find the slope of this line										                                                                                                            
										
2	y  	=	-5      	x	+	12    				
Divide by	2									
	y  	=	-2  1/ 2	x	+	6    				
Compare this equation with y=mx+b,					m= slope & b= y intercept					
slope m =	-2 1/2									
										
The slope of a line perpendicular to the above line will be the negative reciprocal										 2/5
Because m1*m2 =-1										
The slope of the required line will be			 2/5							
										
m=	 2/5	,point	(	2	,	3	)			
Find b by plugging the values of m & the point in										
y=mx+b										
3	=	  4/ 5	+	b						
b=	11/5									
m=	 2/5									
The required equation is		y  	=	  2/ 5	x	+	  11/ 5			
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