Find the equation of the line perpendicular to the line
Step 4: Finally, we simplify the above equation to find the equation of the perpendicular line.
Step 1 :Step 1: We first find the slope of the given line. The equation of the line is in the standard form
Step 2 :Step 2: The slope of the line perpendicular to the given line is the negative reciprocal of the slope of the given line. So, the slope
Step 3 :Step 3: Now we know the slope of the perpendicular line and a point it passes through (1, 2), we can find the equation of the perpendicular line using the point-slope form
Step 4 :Step 4: Finally, we simplify the above equation to find the equation of the perpendicular line.