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What is the equation of the line that is perpendicular to the given line and psses through the point (5,3)?

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Answer: y= -1/a*x+5/a+3

Explanation:

The equation of given line isn't known. Let it be y=ax+b (1)

So the equation of required line is y=-1/a*x+c (2)

Lets put 5 instead x and 3 instead y in (2) and find c

-1/a*5+c=3

c=3+5/a

The required equation is y= -1/a*x+5/a+3

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