Question

Find the equation of a line perpendicular to the given line: y = 2/3 x + 8.

Answer 1

two lines are perpendicular if they the product of their slopes is -1

Answer 2

\[m1 * m2 = -1\]

Answer 3

you are given m1 in your first equation

Answer 4

\[m1 = 2/3\]

Answer 5

you can divine \[m2\] from the relation \[m1*m2=-1\]

Answer 6

\[y=m2*x + b\] is the equation of the perpendicular line

Answer 7

in that they are perpendicular means that the lines intersect at a point