Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 1 - Section 1.5 - More on Slope - Exercise Set - Page 226: 12

Answer

point-slope form: $y+9=7(x-5)$ general form: $7x-y-44=0$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. As the line is perpendicular to the line $x+7y-12=0$, we have its slope $m=7$ Step 2. As the line passes through the point $(5,-9)$, we can write the line equation in point-slope form as $y+9=7(x-5)$ Step 3. The above equation can be rewritten in general form as $y+9=7x-35$ or $7x-y-44=0$
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