Solved on Dec 10, 2023

Find the equation of the line perpendicular to 5x3y=185x-3y=18 and passing through (9,10)(-9,10).

STEP 1

Assumptions
1. We have a line with the equation 5x3y=185x - 3y = 18.
2. We need to find the equation of a line that is perpendicular to this line.
3. The new line must pass through the point (9,10)(-9, 10).

STEP 2

The slope of the given line can be found by rewriting the equation in slope-intercept form, which is y=mx+by = mx + b, where mm is the slope.
5x3y=185x - 3y = 18

STEP 3

Isolate yy on one side of the equation to find the slope of the given line.
3y=5x+18-3y = -5x + 18

STEP 4

Divide both sides of the equation by 3-3 to solve for yy.
y=53x6y = \frac{5}{3}x - 6

STEP 5

Now we can see that the slope of the given line is 53\frac{5}{3}.

STEP 6

The slope of a line perpendicular to another line is the negative reciprocal of the original line's slope. So, we take the negative reciprocal of 53\frac{5}{3} to find the slope of the perpendicular line.
mperpendicular=35m_{perpendicular} = -\frac{3}{5}

STEP 7

Now we have the slope of the perpendicular line. We can use the point-slope form of the equation of a line to find the equation of the line that is perpendicular to the given line and passes through the point (9,10)(-9, 10). The point-slope form is given by:
yy1=m(xx1)y - y_1 = m(x - x_1)
where (x1,y1)(x_1, y_1) is a point on the line and mm is the slope of the line.

STEP 8

Plug in the slope of the perpendicular line and the coordinates of the point (9,10)(-9, 10) into the point-slope form.
y10=35(x(9))y - 10 = -\frac{3}{5}(x - (-9))

STEP 9

Simplify the equation by distributing the slope on the right side of the equation.
y10=35x35(9)y - 10 = -\frac{3}{5}x - \frac{3}{5} \cdot (-9)

STEP 10

Multiply 35-\frac{3}{5} by 9-9 to simplify further.
y10=35x+275y - 10 = -\frac{3}{5}x + \frac{27}{5}

STEP 11

Convert the fraction 275\frac{27}{5} to a decimal or leave as a fraction to make it easier to combine with 10-10.
y10=35x+5.4y - 10 = -\frac{3}{5}x + 5.4

STEP 12

Now, add 1010 to both sides of the equation to solve for yy.
y=35x+5.4+10y = -\frac{3}{5}x + 5.4 + 10

STEP 13

Combine the constant terms on the right side of the equation.
y=35x+15.4y = -\frac{3}{5}x + 15.4
The equation of the line that is perpendicular to 5x3y=185x - 3y = 18 and passes through the point (9,10)(-9, 10) is:
y=35x+15.4y = -\frac{3}{5}x + 15.4

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