Asked by jay
Find the equation of the perpendicular line passing through the midpoint of the line segment connecting
(−2, 7)
and
(7, −1).
(−2, 7)
and
(7, −1).
Answers
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.
- 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.