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A line with the equation of y=1x/10-1 what is the perpendicular lines that goes through (3,9)​

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Explanation:

Perpendicular lines are lines whose slopes are the negative reciprocal of each other.

So, in this case, the other line's slope is
-10

Now we can use


y = mx + b\\y = -10x + b\\9 = -10(3) + b\\9 = -30 + b\\b = 39\\y = -10x + 39

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