Question

Line l has a slope of 98. The line through which of the following pair of points is perpendicular to l? A. (−9,−6),(3,3) B. (9,−2),(−6,6) C. (−5,−6),(3,3) D. (3,−5),(−6,3)

Answer 1

m =( Y2 - Y1)/ (X2-X1)

m =( 3-(-5))/ (-6-3)

m = - 8/9

I am assuming you meant a slope of 9/8 in your original question, so the points perpendicular to I are answer D.

Perpendicular means the slope is opposite reciprocal.

Answer 2

We can employ some logic to reduce the answers we need to test. We know that the slope perpendicular to line l has to have a negative reciprocal slope, so a slope of
`-(9)/(8)`. We see that in A and C, as x increases so does y. That means the slope of these equations are positive, which we don't want. Now for some algebra:

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We se that D has the correct slope so that must be the answer.