Pre-Algebra Examples
Step 1
Choose a point that the perpendicular line will pass through.
Step 2
The slope-intercept form is , where is the slope and is the y-intercept.
Using the slope-intercept form, the slope is .
Step 3
The equation of a perpendicular line must have a slope that is the negative reciprocal of the original slope.
Step 4
Use the slope and a given point to substitute for and in the point-slope form , which is derived from the slope equation .
Simplify the equation and keep it in point-slope form.
Step 5
Solve for .
Add and .
Simplify .
Add and .
Combine and .
Reorder terms.
Remove parentheses.
Step 6