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The perpendicular from the origin to the line y = mx + c meets it at the point (–1, 2). Find the values of m and c.

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asked Feb 8, 2018 in Mathematics by Rohit Singh (61,782 points) ● 35 ● 133 ● 357
The perpendicular from the origin to the line y = mx + c meets it at the point (–1, 2). Find the values of m and c.

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answered Feb 8, 2018 by sameer (82,980 points) ● 5 ● 11 ● 37
selected Feb 14, 2018 by sanjeev
 
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The given equation of line is y = mx + c.
It is given that the perpendicular from the origin meets the given line at (–1, 2).
Therefore, the line joining the points (0, 0) and (–1, 2) is perpendicular to the given line.

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