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Determine the equation of the line that passes through the point (6,9) andis perpendicular to the line x = -1.

Determine the equation of the line that passes through the point (6,9) andis perpendicular-example-1
User Mo Mirmousavi
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The line x=-1 is a vertical line that passes through the point (-1,0).

It means that a line that is vertical to it will be an horizontal line. Since the horizontal line will always have the same y coordinate and one of the points on it is (6,9), the y coordinate of every point on this line is 9.

With this information we can determine that the equation of this line is y=9.

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