Find a standard form equation for the line with (-1, 9) and is perpendicular to the line whose equation is x = 8

Karley Castillo

Karley Castillo

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2022-11-10

Find a standard form equation for the line with (-1, 9) and is perpendicular to the line whose equation is x = 8

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Regan Holloway

Regan Holloway

Beginner2022-11-11Added 17 answers

Your equation x=8 represents a perfectly VERTICAL line passing through x=8 so a perpendicular to this one will be any HORIZONTAL line passing through y=9 (from the condition of having (−1,9)).
A horizontal line passing through ( x 0 = - 1 , y 0 = 9 ) has zero slope, m=0, and so we can write the general equation:
y - y 0 = m ( x - x 0 )
y - 9 = 0 ( x + 1 )
or
y - 9 = 0

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