7. Find an equation of the line containing (- 4,5) and perpendicular to the line 5x - 3y = 4.
2 answers:
Answer:
3x +5y = 13
Step-by-step explanation:
The equation of a perpendicular line through a given point can be obtained by swapping the x- and y-coefficients of the original line's equation, and negating one of them. The constant in the equation needs to be chosen so the equation will be true at the given point.
<h3>Form of perpendicular line</h3>Swapping the coefficients of the given equation, we have ...
3x -5y = c . . . . . for some constant c
Negating the y-coefficient gives a perpendicular line:
3x +5y = c
<h3>Particular solution</h3>We want the equation to be true for (x, y) = (-4, 5), so the constant needs to be ...
3x +5y = 3(-4) +5(5) = -12 +25 = 13
The equation of the perpendicular line is ...
3x +5y = 13
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<em>Additional comment</em>
This process works for equations given in any form. If you start with point-slope form or slope-intercept form, some manipulation of the result may be required to get to the form you want. Standard-form or general-form equations are the easiest to apply this method to.
Note that equations in <em>standard form</em> want to have a positive leading coefficient. That is why we chose to change the sign of the y-coefficient, rather than the x-coefficient.
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<h3>What are the relations in a right triangle?</h3>The relations in a right triangle are given as follows:
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- The tangent of an angle is given by the length of the opposite side to the angle divided by the length of the adjacent side to the angle.
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- The opposite leg to angle A is of 48 cm.
- sin(A) = 0.96.
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sin(A) = 48/h
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x = 14 cm.
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