Respuesta :

The equation of the line is given as,

[tex]y=2x+2[/tex]

According to the slope-intercept form, the equation of a line with slope 'm' and y-intercept 'c', is given by,

[tex]y=mx+c[/tex]

Comparing with the given equation, the slope of the given line is,

[tex]m=2[/tex]

Theorem: The product of two slopes of two perpendicular lines is -1 always.

Let the slope of the perpendicular line be (m'), and 'b' be the y-intercept. Then, it follows that,

[tex]\begin{gathered} m^{\prime}\cdot m=-1 \\ m^{\prime}\cdot(2)=-1 \\ m^{\prime}=\frac{-1}{2} \end{gathered}[/tex]

The equation of this perpendicular line is given by,

[tex]\begin{gathered} y=m^{\prime}x+b^{\prime} \\ y=(\frac{-1}{2})x+b^{\prime} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Given that the perpendicular lines pass through the point (6,-2), so it must also satisfy its equation,

[tex]\begin{gathered} -2=(\frac{-1}{2})(6)+b^{\prime} \\ -2=-3+b^{\prime} \\ b^{\prime}=-2+3 \\ b^{\prime}=1 \end{gathered}[/tex]

Substitute this value back in the equation of the perpendicular line,

[tex]y=\frac{-1}{2}x+1[/tex]

Thus, the equation of a line perpendicular to the given line and passing through the given point is obtained as,

[tex]y=\frac{-1}{2}x+1[/tex]