identify an equation in point-slope form for the line perpendicular to y = 2x + 8 that passes through (-3,9)

y - 9 = m(x + 3)

Step-by-step explanation:

Given a line whose slope is m, the slope of a new line that is perpendicular to the given line is the negative reciprocal of m:  -1/m

Given y = 2x + 8, we see that the slope is 2 and figure that the negative reciprocal of that is -1/2.  This is the slope of the desired perpendicular line.

We can write the equation of this perpendicular line most easily by using the point-slope form y - k = m(x - h), where (h, k) represents the point:

y - 9 = m(x + 3)