Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Polynomial and Rational Functions - 4.1 Polynomial Functions and Models - 4.1 Assess Your Understanding - Page 188: 134

Answer

$y=-\frac{2}{5}x-\frac{11}{5}$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Find the slope of the existing line $5x-2y=6$ as $m_1=\frac{5}{2}$ Step 2. The slope of the line perpendicular to the above line will be $m=-\frac{1}{m_1}=-\frac{2}{5}$ Step 3. Together with the known point $(2,-3)$, we can write the new line equation as $y+3=-\frac{2}{5}(x-2)$ or $y=-\frac{2}{5}x-\frac{11}{5}$
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