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Find the equation of the line, given the information:

Passes through (1, -9) and is perpendicular to x = 8.

User Guillo
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x = 8....this is a vertical line. A line perpendicular to it would be a horizontal line. A horizontal line is represented by y = a number...with that number being the y coordinate of ur points.
So ur perpendicular equation would be : y = -9
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