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prealgebra intermediate

Problem

A straight line passing through the point is perpendicular to the line . Its equation is:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
The original line can be adjusted to standard form, in which it is . Because this line is in standard form, its slope is . Thus, the slope of the perpendicular line is the negative reciprocal of this number, . Because we know that this new line passes through the point , we can describe this line using point-slope form, in which it is , or , which is answer choice .
Final answer
A