Help me with this math question please.

There is a line with slope 1/a going through the point (a, a²). find the equation of the line perpendicular to this line at this point. (don’t let this problem intimidate you! solve the problem as you would if i’d given you specific values. just use variables instead.)

There are 20 children in the cast of a class play and 8 of the children are boys of the boys 4 have a speaking part in the play and of the girls 8 do not have a speaking part in the play if a child from the cast of the place chosen at random what is the probability that the child has a speaking part

Sam opened a money-market account that pays 3% simple interest. he started the account with $7,000 and made no further deposits. when he closed the account, he had earned $420 in interest. how long did he keep his account open?