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Find the equation of line which is perpendicular on straight line x/a – y/b = 1

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Find the equation of line which is perpendicular on straight line x/a – y/b = 1 at the point where it meets the x-axis

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Let equation of line AB is x/a – y/b = 1, then co-ordinates of that point where it meets with x-axis will be (a, 0). 

We get equation of line ⊥ to this line.

∴ Equation of line CD perpendicular to line AB

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