Write the equation of a line that passws through the point (1,7) and is perpendicular to y=1/2x-5

Step-by-step explanation:

For one line to be perpendicular to another, their slopes must multiply to -1. So, we really want the line with slope that passes through the point .

Recall the point-slope form of a line. If you have a point and a slope , the line through that point with the given slope is . Plugging in our given point and slope gives our line: (point-slope form).

We can convert this line to slope-intercept form, the most common form by expanding the right side and adding to get by itself:

step-by-step explanation: