What is the equation of the line perpendicular to #y=-7x # that passes through # (6,-1) #?
2 Answers
Explanation:
In general an equation of the form
has a slope of
and thus has a slope of
If a line has a slope of
Therefore any line perpendicular to
has a slope of
If such a perpendicular line passes through the point
we can use the slope-point formula:
Simplifying,
or
Explanation:
Slope of the line
Knowing that, the Product of Slopes of mutually
Also, the reqd. line passes thro. the pt.
Therefore, by the Slope-Point Form, the eqn. of reqd. line is,
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