I’m confused on this one

This one has a slope of -2; so will all the lines parallel to it. So we get
[tex]y = -2x + b[/tex]
as the family of perpendiculars. We plug in our point and solve for b.
[tex]7 = -2(1) + b[/tex]
[tex]b = 9[/tex]
Answer: y = -2x + 9