Hi!
You <em>cannot.</em>
<em></em>
This is because ALL triangles MUST have 180 degrees, so if it doesn't it's not even a triangle. Therefore you cannot use it because, well, it's not a triangle.
Answer:
y = - 
x - 
Step-by-step explanation:
The equation of a line in point- slope form is
y - b = m(x - a)
where m is the slope and (a, b) a point on the line
y + 6 = 
(x - 5) ← is in point- slope form
with slope m =
Given a line with slope m then the slope of a line perpendicular to it is
= - 
= - 
= -
The equation of a line in slope- intercept form is
y = mx + c ( m is the slope and c the y- intercept )
Here m = - , thus
y = - x + c ← is the partial equation
To find c substitute (- 1, - 2) into the partial equation
- 2 = + c ⇒ c = - 2 - = -
y = - x - ← equation of perpendicular line
First you are using the pothagorean theorem which is a^2+b^2=c^2. You have a and b, so you should plug them in to get 4^2+4^2=c^2. Then simplify it some more to 16+16=c^2. Now finish simplifying to c^2=32. Now take the square root of each side and you have your answer. So your answer will be c=√32 or c is about 5.66.
