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Math Challenge 1-C Week 5 Homework Question 5.22

 
 
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Math Challenge 1-C Week 5 Homework Question 5.22
by Chris Sun - Sunday, July 15, 2018, 9:00 PM
 

I am having trouble on question 5.22 on this week's homework.  I don't know where to start or how to solve it.  The problem:

Suppose y=mx+by=mx+b and y=bx+my=bx+m are perpendicular lines. Find these lines if both have an xx-intercept of x=1x=1.

 
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Re: Math Challenge 1-C Week 5 Homework Question 5.22
by Areteem Instructor - Monday, July 16, 2018, 12:19 PM
 

Hi Chris!

Recall that if two lines are perpendicular, their slopes are opposite reciprocals. Therefore, m = -1/b, or b = -1/m. You can solve for the equation of the line using (1, 0) as a point because you are given that both lines have x-intercepts of x=1. 

 
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