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Asked by jay

Find the equation of the perpendicular line passing through the midpoint of the line segment connecting
(−2, 7)
and
(7, −1).
8 years ago

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Answered by Reiny
steps:
- find the midpoint for the given points
- find the slope of the line passing through those points
- the slope of the line you want is the negative reciprocal of that slope
- find the equation using the method you learned.
8 years ago

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