Consider the following two lines in the coordinate plane:

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Consider the following two lines in the coordinate plane: (i) Line L1L_1 passes through the point (4,−2)(4,-2) and is perpendicular to the xx–axis. Write its equation. (ii) Line L2L_2 passes through the point (−1,5)(-1,5) and is parallel to the xx–axis. Write its equation. (iii) Determine the coordinates of the point QQ where L1L_1 and L2L_2 intersect. (iv) Find, in slope–intercept form, the equation of the straight line joining QQ to the point (7,9)(7,9). (v) Verify that the line obtained in part (iv) is neither parallel nor perpendicular to L1L_1.

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