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To determine the value of

Answer to Problem 48PPS
Explanation of Solution
Given information :
Line containing (8, 7) and (7, -6) is perpendicular to the line containing (2, 4) and ( x , 3)
We know that the slope of a line is given by the formula,
We know that when the lines are perpendicular then product of their slope is -1.
Therefore we get,
Now points on the line are (2, 4) and
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