College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter 1, Equations and Graphs - Chapter 1 Review - Exercises - Page 170: 43

Answer

a) $y=-2x$ b) $2x+y=0$

Work Step by Step

a) The equation of a line in slope-intercept form is: $$y=mx+b,\tag1$$ where $m$ is the slope and $b$ in the $y$-intercept. We are given: $$\begin{align*} &\text{The line is perpendicular to the line } y=\dfrac{1}{2}x-10\\ &O(0,0)\text{ belongs to the line}. \end{align*}$$ Because the line is perpendicular to the line $y=\dfrac{1}{2}x-10$, it means that the product of their slopes is $-1$. We determine that slope $m_1$ of the line $y=(1/2)x-10$: $$\begin{align*} m_1&=\dfrac{1}{2}. \end{align*}$$ Determine the slope $m$ of our line: $$\begin{align*} mm_1&=-1\\ m\cdot \dfrac{1}{2}&=-1\\ m&=-2. \end{align*}$$ We substitute $m=-2$ in Eq. $(1)$: $$y=-2x+b.\tag2$$ Determine $b$ using the coordinates of the point $O$ in Eq. $(2)$: $$\begin{align*} 0&=-2(0)+b\\ b&=0. \end{align*}$$ The equation of the line is: $$y=-2x.$$ b) The equation of a line in general form is: $$Ax+By+C=0.$$ Rewrite the equation $y=-2x$ in general form: $$\begin{align*} 2x+y&=0. \end{align*}$$ c) Determine another point on the line: $$\begin{align*} x&=3\\ y&=-2(3)=-6. \end{align*}%$$ Graph the line using the points $\left(0,0\right)$ and $(3,-6)$:
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