SOLUTION: find the slope-intercept equation of a line that is perpendicular to y=3x-4 and goes through the point (6,2)

Question 1177488: find the slope-intercept equation of a line that is perpendicular to y=3x-4 and goes through the point (6,2)
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

the slope-intercept equation of a line

if the line is perpendicular to , which has a slope , it will have a slope negative reciprocal to and it will be
so far equation of the perpendicular line is

and if a line goes through the point (,), use it to calculate

and equation is

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