Edexcel C1 2010 January — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
Year2010
SessionJanuary
TopicStraight Lines & Coordinate Geometry

The line \(l _ { 1 }\) has equation \(3 x + 5 y - 2 = 0\)
  1. Find the gradient of \(l _ { 1 }\). The line \(l _ { 2 }\) is perpendicular to \(l _ { 1 }\) and passes through the point \(( 3,1 )\).
  2. Find the equation of \(l _ { 2 }\) in the form \(y = m x + c\), where \(m\) and \(c\) are constants.