SOLUTION: write the equation of the line perpindicular to X+3Y-12=0 and passing through point (-5, -9)

Question 440193: write the equation of the line perpindicular to X+3Y-12=0 and passing through point (-5, -9)
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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any two perpendicular lines are negative reciprocals of each other
if you're given the slope of, you can find the perpendicular slope by this formula:
is the perpendicular slope

........So the perpendicular slope is
Also since the unknown line goes through (-5,-9), we can find the equation by plugging in this info into the point-slope formula

Point-Slope Formula:

where m is the slope and (x1,y1) is the given point

here is the graph:

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