DSQ: Calculating the equation of a perpendicular line

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GMAT Quantitative Reasoning › DSQ: Calculating the equation of a perpendicular line

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1

Find the equation to a line perpendicular to line .

  1. The slope of line is .
  2. Line goes through point .
2

Calculate the equation of a line perpendicular to line .

  1. The equation for line is .
  2. Line goes through point .
3

Find the equation of the line perpendicular to .

I) has a slope of .

II) The line must pass through the point .

4

Line AB is perpindicular to Line BC. Find the equation for Line AB.

1. Point B (the intersection of these two lines) is (2,5).

2. Line BC is parallel to the line y=2x.

5

Given , find the equation of , a line to .

I) .

II) The -intercept of is at .

6

Consider :

Find , a line perpendicular to , given the following:

I) passes through the point .

II) passes through the point .

7

Give the equation of a line on the coordinate plane.

Statement 1: The line shares an -intercept and its -intercept with the line of the equation .

Statement 2: The line is perpendicular to the line of the equation .

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