Essay

Drafting Perpendicular Circuit Paths

A junior computer-aided design (CAD) technician is drafting a printed circuit board (PCB) layout. To minimize signal interference, two micro-routing tracks must intersect at a perfect 90-degree angle. The software defines the path of Track 1 with the linear equation y=−3x+2y = -3x + 2 and the path of Track 2 with the linear equation x−3y=4x - 3y = 4.

To complete the quality control documentation, the technician must write down the exact mathematical procedure to verify that these two tracks are perpendicular.

Explain the step-by-step process the technician should recall and document to perform this verification. Your explanation should:

  1. Explain how to identify or find the slope of each line from its given equation.
  2. Determine the numerical slope of both Track 1 and Track 2.
  3. State the algebraic relationship that must exist between the slopes of two perpendicular lines, and show the calculation that verifies Track 1 and Track 2 satisfy this condition.

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