Finding the equation of a line perpendicular to a given line passing through a given point
Find the equation of the line perpendicular to
The first step is to write the equation in slope-intercept form.
We see that the slope is
This means that the slope of the line perpendicular to the given line is the negative reciprocal, or
Next, we use the point-slope formula with this new slope and the given point.
We can solve linear equations in one variable in the form
using standard algebraic properties. See
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A rational expression is a quotient of two polynomials. We use the LCD to clear the fractions from an equation. See
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All solutions to a rational equation should be verified within the original equation to avoid an undefined term, or zero in the denominator. See
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Given two points, we can find the slope of a line using the slope formula. See
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We can identify the slope and
y -intercept of an equation in slope-intercept form. See
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We can find the equation of a line given the slope and a point. See
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We can also find the equation of a line given two points. Find the slope and use the point-slope formula. See
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The standard form of a line has no fractions. See
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Horizontal lines have a slope of zero and are defined as
where
c is a constant.
Vertical lines have an undefined slope (zero in the denominator), and are defined as
where
c is a constant. See
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Parallel lines have the same slope and different
y- intercepts. See
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Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals of each other unless one is horizontal and the other is vertical. See
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Section exercises
Verbal
What does it mean when we say that two lines are parallel?
Wayne and Dennis like to ride the bike path from Riverside Park to the beach. Dennis’s speed is seven miles per hour faster than Wayne’s speed, so it takes Wayne 2 hours to ride to the beach while it takes Dennis 1.5 hours for the ride. Find the speed of both bikers.
from theory: distance [miles] = speed [mph] × time [hours]
info #1
speed_Dennis × 1.5 = speed_Wayne × 2
=> speed_Wayne = 0.75 × speed_Dennis (i)
info #2
speed_Dennis = speed_Wayne + 7 [mph] (ii)
use (i) in (ii) => [...]
speed_Dennis = 28 mph
speed_Wayne = 21 mph
George
Let W be Wayne's speed in miles per hour and D be Dennis's speed in miles per hour. We know that W + 7 = D and W * 2 = D * 1.5.
Substituting the first equation into the second:
W * 2 = (W + 7) * 1.5
W * 2 = W * 1.5 + 7 * 1.5
0.5 * W = 7 * 1.5
W = 7 * 3 or 21
W is 21
D = W + 7
D = 21 + 7
D = 28
Salma
Devon is 32 32 years older than his son, Milan. The sum of both their ages is 54 54. Using the variables d d and m m to represent the ages of Devon and Milan, respectively, write a system of equations to describe this situation. Enter the equations below, separated by a comma.
please why is it that the 0is in the place of ten thousand
Grace
Send the example to me here and let me see
Stephen
A meditation garden is in the shape of a right triangle, with one leg 7 feet. The length of the hypotenuse is one more than the length of one of the other legs. Find the lengths of the hypotenuse and the other leg
however, may I ask you some questions about Algarba?
Amoon
hi
Enock
what the last part of the problem mean?
Roger
The Jones family took a 15 mile canoe ride down the Indian River in three hours. After lunch, the return trip back up the river took five hours. Find the rate, in mph, of the canoe in still water and the rate of the current.
Shakir works at a computer store. His weekly pay will be either a fixed amount, $925, or $500 plus 12% of his total sales. How much should his total sales be for his variable pay option to exceed the fixed amount of $925.
I'm guessing, but it's somewhere around $4335.00 I think
Lewis
12% of sales will need to exceed 925 - 500, or 425 to exceed fixed amount option. What amount of sales does that equal? 425 ÷ (12÷100) = 3541.67. So the answer is sales greater than 3541.67.
Check:
Sales = 3542
Commission 12%=425.04
Pay = 500 + 425.04 = 925.04.
925.04 > 925.00
Munster
difference between rational and irrational numbers
Jazmine trained for 3 hours on Saturday. She ran 8 miles and then biked 24 miles. Her biking speed is 4 mph faster than her running speed. What is her running speed?
