Respuesta :
Answer:
y = 2x-2
Step-by-step explanation:
First find the slope of the line
x+2y=6
2y = -x+6
y = -1/2x +3
This is in slope intercept form ( y = mx+b) so -1/2 is the slope
We want a line that is perpendicular so take the negative reciprocal of the slope
- ( 1/ (-1/2)) = 2
The slope of the perpendicular line is 2
y = 2x+b
Substitute the point into the equation
8 = 2(5) +b
8 = 10+b
-2 =b
The equation of the line perpendicular is
y = 2x-2
Answer:
y = 2x - 2
Step-by-step explanation:
x + 2y = 6 can be solved for y (and thus for slope m) as follows:
2y = -x + 6, or y = (-1/2)x + 3.
Any new line perpendicular to this one has a slope that is the negative reciprocal of (-1/2); that would be +2.
Starting from y = mx + b,
Replace x with the given 5, y with the given 8 and m with the calculated +2:
8 = 2(5) + b, or
b = -2
and then the desired equation is
y = 2x - 2