Answer:
f(x) = -5x +48
Step-by-step explanation:
A fairly easy way to write the equation of the perpendicular line is to swap the x- and y-coefficients, negating one of them. Then choose the constant in the equation to make it true at the given point.
Swapped coefficients
In this instance, we find it convenient to leave the coefficient of y as positive.
5y = x -10 . . . . . . original equation
y = -5x +c . . . . . . with coefficients swapped, x-coefficient negated
New constant
At the given point, the equation becomes ...
8 = -5(8) +c
48 = c . . . . . . . add 40
Equation of the perpendicular line
The equation of the line is then ...
y = -5x +48
f(x) = -5x +48 . . . . . . in functional notation
