What is the equation of the line that passes through the origin and is perpendicular to the line that passes through the following points: #(3,7),(5,8)#?
2 Answers
Explanation:
First of all, we need to find the gradient of the line passing through
Now since the new line is PERPENDICULAR to the line passing through the 2 points, we can use this equation
hence, your new line would have a gradient of
Now, we can use the point gradient formula to find your equation of the line
Equation of the passing through the origin and having slope = -2 is
Explanation:
Slope of the perpendicular line = -1/m = -2#
Equation of the passing through the origin and having slope = -2 is
graph{-2x [-10, 10, -5, 5]}