PLEASE HELP ME! THIS IS FOR A TEST!
2 answers:
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Given:
The equation of a line is:
A line passes through the point (-5,-3) and perpendicular to the given line.
To find:
The equation of the line.
Solution:
Slope intercept form of a line is:
...(i)
Where, m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.
We have,
...(ii)
On comparing (i) and (ii), we get
We know that the product of slopes of two perpendicular lines is always -1.
Slope of the required line is and it passes through the point (-5,-3). So, the equation of the line is:
Using distributive property, we get
Therefore, the equation of the line is . Hence, option A is correct.