Step-by-step explanation:
let eqn be y = mx + b.
3y = x - 15
y = 1/3x - 5
perpendicular means product of grad = -1
hence m = -3.
sun (8, 0):
8 = -3(0) + b
b = 8
therefore, equation if the line is y = -3x + 8
Topic: coordinate geometry
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