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Write an equation of the line that passes through 7,10 and is perpendicular to the line y=1/2-9

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Answer:

slope of the perpendicular line is -1/½=-2.

Now use slope-intercept form of the line equation:

y-10=-2(x-7)=-2x+14, y=-2x+24.

Explanation:

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