given point a and point b have the coordinates of (-3,5) and (5,1) find the equation of the line that passes through the midpoint in part b and is perpendicular to the line joining points A&B from the distance between two points
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I don't know what your midpoint from "part b" is, but to find a line perpendicular to that of the one joining points A and B, you want to find a line with a slope that is the negative inverse of the slope of the line joining A and B:
Slope of line joining A and B: (1-5)/(5--3)=-4/8=-1/2
Thus, we want our line to have a slope of 2. I can't go much further than this without the midpoint needed. It just involves subbing in values and such, so hopefully you can get that on your own.
Slope of line joining A and B: (1-5)/(5--3)=-4/8=-1/2
Thus, we want our line to have a slope of 2. I can't go much further than this without the midpoint needed. It just involves subbing in values and such, so hopefully you can get that on your own.