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What is an equation of a line perpendicular to 5x+8y=16 and passed through (-5,7)

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Answer:

8x - 5y = -75 or y = 1⅗x + 15

Explanation:

5x + 8y = 16

-5x - 5x

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8y = -5x + 16

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8 8

y = -⅝x + 2

slope

Now, Perpendicular Lines have OPPOSITE MULTIPLICATIVE INVERSE Rate of Changes [Slopes]:

-⅝ → 1 [or 8⁄5]

7 = 1⅗[-5] + b

-8

15 = b

y = 1⅗x + 15 >> Perpendicular Line in Slope-Intercept Form

If wanted in Standard Form:

y = 1⅗x + 15

-1⅗x - 1⅗x

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-1⅗x + y = 15 [We do not want fractions in our Standard Equation, so multiply by the denominator to get rid of it.]

-5[-1⅗x + y = 15]

8x - 5y = -75 >> Perpendicular Line in Standard Form

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