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Write the equation of a line that passes the point (-6,9)and is perpendicular to a line that passes through the points (-2,1) and (6,7).

User Valeriya
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Answer:

y = 3/4x + 27/2

Explanation:

y2 - y1 / x2 - x1

7 - 1 / 6 - (-2)

6 / 8

= 3/4

y = 3/4x + b

9 = 3/4(-6) + b

9 = -9/2 + b

27/2 = b

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