Question

Find the equation of the line that goes through (-8,11) and is perpendicular to x= - 15. Write the equation in the form x = a, y = b, or y = mx + b.
The equation is
(Type the equation using integers or fractions. Simplify your answer.)

Answer 1

Answer:

y=11

Step-by-step explanation:

Hi there!

We want to find the equation of the line that passes through the point (-8, 11) and is perpendicular to x=-15

If a line is perpendicular to another line, it means that the slopes of those lines are negative and reciprocal; in other words, the product of the slopes is equal to -1

The line x=-15 has an undefined slope, which we can represent as 1/0, which is also undefined.

To find the slope of the line perpendicular to x=-15, we can use this equation (m is the slope):

$m_1*m_2=-1$

$m_1$ in this instance would be 1/0, so we can substitute it into the equation:

$\frac{1}{0} *m_2=-1$

Multiply both sides by 0

$m_2=0$

So the slope of the new line is 0

We can substitute it into the equation y=mx+b, where m is the slope and b is the y intercept:

y=0x+b

Now we need to find b:

Since the equation passes through the point (-8,11), we can use its values to solve for b.

Substitute -8 as x and 11 as y:

11=0(-8)+b

Multiply

11=0+b, or 11=b

So substitute into the equation:

y=0x+11

We can also write the equation as y=11

Hope this helps!