Mathematics, 03.07.2019 07:00 StephenCurry34
Astudent was given the line y=2/3x-1 and the point (-7, 1/2) and asked to find an equation that went through the given point and was perpendicular to the given line. the students answer was y=3/2x+11. explain what the student did incorrectly the give the correct answer
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![\bf \begin{array}{|c|ll} \cline{1-1} slope-intercept~form\\ \cline{1-1} \\ y=\underset{y-intercept}{\stackrel{slope\qquad }{\stackrel{\downarrow }{m}x+\underset{\uparrow }{b}}} \\\\ \cline{1-1} \end{array}~\hspace{7em}y=\stackrel{\stackrel{m}{\downarrow }}{\cfrac{2}{3}}x-1 \\\\[-0.35em] ~\dotfill](/tpl/images/0045/5193/12185.png)
![\bf (\stackrel{x_1}{-7}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{\frac{1}{2}})~\hspace{10em} slope = m\implies -\cfrac{3}{2} \\\\\\ \begin{array}{|c|ll} \cline{1-1} \textit{point-slope form}\\ \cline{1-1} \\ y-y_1=m(x-x_1) \\\\ \cline{1-1} \end{array}\implies y-\cfrac{1}{2}=-\cfrac{3}{2}[x-(-7)]\implies y-\cfrac{1}{2}=-\cfrac{3}{2}(x+7) \\\\\\ y-\cfrac{1}{2}=-\cfrac{3}{2}x-\cfrac{21}{2}\implies y=-\cfrac{3}{2}x-\cfrac{21}{2}+\cfrac{1}{2}\implies y=-\cfrac{3}{2}x-10](/tpl/images/0045/5193/0cf96.png)
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