Question

Find the line that is perpendicular to y=16x+5
and passes through the point (1,−3)
.(1 point)
Responses

y=16x−196
y is equal to 1 sixth x minus 19 sixths

y=−6x+3
y is equal to negative 6 x plus 3

y=16x−32
y is equal to 1 sixth x minus 3 halves

y=−6x−9

Answers

Answered by GPT-4o mini
To find the line that is perpendicular to the line given by the equation \( y = 16x + 5 \) and passes through the point \( (1, -3) \), we first need to determine the slope of the original line.

The slope of the line \( y = 16x + 5 \) is \( 16 \). The slope of any line that is perpendicular to this line can be found using the negative reciprocal of the original slope. Therefore, the slope \( m \) of the perpendicular line is:

\[
m = -\frac{1}{16}
\]

Next, we can use the point-slope form of the equation of a line, which is:

\[
y - y_1 = m(x - x_1)
\]

where \( (x_1, y_1) \) is the point through which the line passes. Here, \( (x_1, y_1) = (1, -3) \).

Substituting the values into the point-slope form:

\[
y - (-3) = -\frac{1}{16}(x - 1)
\]

This simplifies to:

\[
y + 3 = -\frac{1}{16}(x - 1)
\]

Distributing the slope:

\[
y + 3 = -\frac{1}{16}x + \frac{1}{16}
\]

Now, isolate \( y \):

\[
y = -\frac{1}{16}x + \frac{1}{16} - 3
\]

Converting \( -3 \) to a fraction with a denominator of 16:

\[
-3 = -\frac{48}{16}
\]

So now we have:

\[
y = -\frac{1}{16}x + \frac{1}{16} - \frac{48}{16}
\]
\[
y = -\frac{1}{16}x - \frac{47}{16}
\]

None of the provided responses mention a slope of \( -\frac{1}{16} \), but it seems there was a misunderstanding while calculating the perpendicular slope.

Instead, the correct derived slope that best matches what is needed to be perpendicular to \( y = 16x + 5 \) is:

\[
m = -\frac{1}{16}
\]

Therefore, the values might seem off, and if another slope choice occurs as the provided options:

1. Plugging back into the provided responses again, all measuring \( -6 \), while also needing to check via \( y = mx + c \) choices, then it left without trying any found.

*Is there any follow-through or visual provided matching values noted alongside these slopes further?*

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