Question

What is the equation of the line that is perpendicular to y = -4x +5 and passes

Answer 1

Answer:

The slope of the line

y

=

−

1

2

x

−

5

is

m

1

=

−

1

2

(

y

=

m

x

+

c

)

The equation of the line passing through

(

6

,

−

4

)

is

y

−

y

1

=

m

(

x

−

x

1

)

or

y

+

4

=

m

(

x

−

6

)

. The product of

slopes of two perpendicular lines is

−

1

∴

m

⋅

m

1

=

−

1

or

m

⋅

(

−

1

2

)

=

−

1

∴

m

=

2

Therefore , the equation of the line is

y

+

4

=

2

(

x

−

6

)

or

2

x

−

y

−

16

=

0

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