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Given the line y =2/3x-3 Write the equation of a line perpendicular to it that passes through the point (4, -1)
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Given the line y =2/3x-3
Write the equation of a line perpendicular to it that passes
through the point (4, -1)
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2021-08-02T01:15:54+00:00
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Answer:
y= -3/2x + 5
Step-by-step explanation:
You do the opposite reciprocal of the original equation’s slope.
Then you use the new slope from the point (4,-1) on the graph to find the y-intercept. Which is (0,5).
That gets your answer of -3/2x + 5.