Indicate the equation of the given line in standard form.

The line through the midpoint of and perpendicular to the segment joining points (1, 0) and (5, -2).
It's too awkwardly worded. I don't even know what it's asking for!

Question

Indicate the equation of the given line in standard form.

The line through the midpoint of and perpendicular to the segment joining points (1, 0) and (5, -2).
It's too awkwardly worded. I don't even know what it's asking for!

anonymous · Answer

So you'll need the slope of the segment. and the midpoint of the segment. Once you find the midpoint and slope, you can start with y=mx+b. where the slope of a perpendicular line is the negative conjugate of the original slope. for example if the slope is 2, the perpendicular slope is -1/2