Elementary Geometry for College Students (7th Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Section 10.4 - Analytic Proofs - Exercises - Page 473: 25

Answer

$$ 3x-2y=2 $$

Work Step by Step

We put the equation is the form $y=mx+b$: $$ 3y=-2x+6 \\ y=- \frac{2}{3}x+2$$ The slope is the opposite reciprocal, which is 1.5. Thus, it follows: $$ y-5=1.5(x-4) \\ 2y-10=3(x-4) \\ 3x-2y=2 $$
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