To find the equation of the line that is perpendicular to the line \( y = -34x + 7 \) and passes through the point \( (6, 1) \), we first need to determine the slope of the given line and then find the slope of the perpendicular line.
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Identify the slope of the given line:
The slope \( m \) of the line \( y = -34x + 7 \) is \( -34 \).
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Determine the slope of the perpendicular line:
The slope of a line that is perpendicular to a given line is the negative reciprocal of the slope of that line. Therefore, the slope \( m_{\perp} \) of the perpendicular line is:
\[
m_{\perp} = -\frac{1}{-34} = \frac{1}{34}
\]
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Use the point-slope form of the line equation:
The point-slope form is given by:
\[
y - y_1 = m(x - x_1)
\]
where \( (x_1, y_1) = (6, 1) \) and \( m = \frac{1}{34} \).
Substituting in the values, we have:
\[
y - 1 = \frac{1}{34}(x - 6)
\]
- Simplify the equation:
Distributing the slope on the right side:
\[
y - 1 = \frac{1}{34}x - \frac{6}{34}
\]
\[
y - 1 = \frac{1}{34}x - \frac{3}{17}
\]
Now, add \( 1 \) (which is \( \frac{17}{17} \)) to both sides:
\[
y = \frac{1}{34}x - \frac{3}{17} + \frac{17}{17}
\]
Combine the constant terms on the right:
\[
y = \frac{1}{34}x + \left(\frac{17}{17} - \frac{3}{17}\right)
\]
\[
y = \frac{1}{34}x + \frac{14}{17}
\]
Now, we want to write the equation in the desired form \( y = 43x + \text{blank} \). Notice that \( \frac{1}{34} = \frac{43}{34} \), so we can express this as:
\[
y = \frac{43}{34}x + \frac{14}{17}
\]
However, this won't match your requested format exactly. Instead, let's convert \( \frac{14}{17} \) into a decimal or a more manageable fraction.
- Finding the blank:
Since \( y = 43x + \frac{14}{17} \), the blank in your original format \( y = 43x + \text{blank} \) corresponds to \( \frac{14}{17} \).
To summarize, the line that is perpendicular to \( y = -34x + 7 \) and passes through \( (6, 1) \) can be expressed as:
\[
y = 43x + \frac{14}{17}
\]
So, the value that completes the equation is \( \frac{14}{17} \).
