Math Question: Find the point on the line 6x + y = 8 that is closest to the point (−5, 1).?
Find the point on the line 6x + y = 8 that is closest to the point
(−5, 1).
Thanks for the help!
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Find the point on the line 6x + y = 8 that is closest to the point
(−5, 1).
Thanks for the help!
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here are the steps:
1. determine slope of given line [m = -6]
2. find perpendicular slope [-1/m = 1/6]
3. use point-slope form to find perpendicular line through given point [y - 1 = 1/6(x + 5)]
4. find intersection of given line and perpendicular line [(1, 2)]