The line equation in slope-intercept form is , where m is the slope
and b is the y-intercept.
\ \ \ \Compare the equation with slope-intercept form and find the slope of the line.
\Slope of the line .
If two lines are perpendicular, the slope () of one line is opposite
reciprocal of the second line slope (). It can be represented as,
.
So, slope of the line perpendicular to given line is
Substitute =
and
in the point-slope form equation.
(Substitute
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(Product of two same signs is positive)
(Apply distributive property:
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(Multiply:
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(Add 1 to each side)
(Apply additive inverse property:
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(Apply additive indentity property:
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(Add:
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The slope-intercept form line equation is .