Which equation represents a line that is perpendicular to the line passing through (-8,7) and (2,4)?

Explanation:
Step 1) Because this is already solved for y we can get the slope of the perpendicular line by taking the slope of the given line (-3) and "flipping" it and reversing the sign:
−3 becomes −−13→+13→13
Therefore the slope of the perpendicular line is 13
Step 2) Use the point slope for to find the perpendicular equation:
y−1=13(x−−1)
y−1=13(x+1)
y−1=13x+13
y−1+1=13x+13+1
y−0=13x+13+33
y=13x+43
y=(13)x+(43)
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