We'll write the equation of the line that passes through a
given point and it makes an angle with the axis of X.
(y -
y1) = m (x - x1)
We know that m = tan a, where a is the
angle made by the line with the axis of X.
m = tan
135
We'll substitute the coordinates of the point into the
equation:
y - 2 = tan 135(x +
1)
We'll write tan 135 = tan (180 -
45)
tan (180 - 45) = (tan 180 - tan 45)/(1 + tan
180*tan45)
tan (180 - 45) = (0 -
1)/(1+0*1)
tan (180 - 45) =
-1
tan 135 = tan (180 - 45) =
-1
the equation of the line
is:
y - 2 = -1*(x + 1)
We'll
remove the brackets:
y - 2 = -x -
1
We'll add x + 1 both
sides:
y + x - 2 + 1 = 0
We'll
combine like terms:
x + y - 1 =
0
The equation of the line that passes
through the point (-1,2) and makes an angle of 135 degrees with the axis of X
is:
x + y - 1 =
0
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