Find the line perpendicular to 3x+6y=12 that goes through (6,4)
3x+6y=126y=12−3xy=12−3x6y=126−3x6y=2−x2y=−x2+2
Formula y=mx+by−ypx−xp=mperpendicularmperpendicular=−1m P(xp,yp)=(6,4)y=−x2+2m=−12mperpendicular=−1−12=2y−ypx−xp=y−4x−6=2y−4=2⋅(x−6)y−4=2x−12y=2x−12+4y=2x−8