Elementary Algebra

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285194055
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-405-9

Chapter 8 - Coordinate Geometry and Linear Systems - 8.4 - Writing Equations of Lines - Problem Set 8.4 - Page 361: 57

Answer

$x+2y =5 $

Work Step by Step

First, we solve for the slope of the perpendicular line: $2x -y =4 \\ y =2x -4$ Since this is in slope intercept form, we see that the slope is 2. Thus, the slope of the perpendicular line is the opposite reciprocal, which is -1/2. Thus, we use point slope form, and then we simplify to standard form: $y - y_{1} = m(x-x_{1}) \\ y-3 = -1/2(x+1) \\ 2y-6 = -x-1 \\x+2y = 5$
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