mani04xoxo
mani04xoxo mani04xoxo
  • 03-03-2020
  • Mathematics
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A line is perpendicular to y = 3x - 8
and intersects the point (2, 2).
What is the equation of this
perpendicular line?

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amohamed200323
amohamed200323 amohamed200323
  • 03-03-2020

Answer: the equation is y=-1/3x

Thanks!

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altavistard
altavistard altavistard
  • 03-03-2020

Answer:

y - 2 = (-1/3)(x - 2)

Step-by-step explanation:

Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals of one another.  Thus, a line perpendicular to the given y = 3x - 8 has slope -1/3.

The desired equation is thus y - k = m(x - h), or, specifically,

y - 2 = (-1/3)(x - 2)

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