Answer:
[tex]y=-\frac{1}{7}x+\frac{37}{7}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Your equation is in slope-intercept form, y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept. Your line has a slope of 7. In order to find the line perpendicular to this line, we have to take the opposite reciprocal of the slope. The perpendicular slope to m = 7 is m = -1/7. Now we go through x = -5 and y = 6 to find the new equation.
6 = -1/7(-5) + b gives us
6 = 5/7 + b and
b = 37/7
Therefore, the equation of the line perpendicular to your original line is
[tex]y = -\frac{1}{7}x + \frac{37}{7}[/tex]
