Answer:
-6/7
Step-by-step explanation:
The slope of DE is ...
(change in y)/(change in x) = (y2 -y1)/(x2 -x1) = (-3-4)/(1-7) = -7/-6 = 7/6
The slope of the line perpendicular to DE is the negative reciprocal of this:
perpendicular slope = -1/slope = -1/(7/6) = -6/7
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A line parallel to the given one will have the same slope, 0.5. For the purpose here, it is convenient to start with a point-slope form of the equation, then simplify. For slope m and point (h, k), the equation of the line can be written as
... y = m(x -h) +k
We have m=0.5, (h, k) = (-9, 12), so the equation is ...
... y = 0.5(x +9) +12
... y = 0.5x +16.5
