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Answer:
D y +5 = -2/7(x -4)
Step-by-step explanation:
The point-slope form is ...
y -k = m(x -h) . . . . . . line with slope m through point (h, k)
You're given (h, k) = (4, -5), so the equation will be of the form ...
y +5 = m(x -4) . . . . for some slope m
This form eliminates the first two choices.
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The slope of the given line is the coefficient of x when solved for y:
2y = 7x +14
y = 7/2x +7 . . . . slope is 7/2
The perpendicular line will have a slope that is the opposite reciprocal of this, ...
-2/7 . . . . slope of perpendicular line
This is the slope shown in choice D:
y +5 = -2/7(x -4)
