SOLUTION: the equation of the line passing through (-1,2) and perpendicular to y=3x=4

Question 468148: the equation of the line passing through (-1,2) and perpendicular to y=3x=4
Answer by Gogonati(855) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
As we know two lines are perpendicular if and only if their slopes are negative
reciprocals of one another or
Since the equation of one line is y=3x-4, its slope is
The slope of the perpendicular line will be <=>
Now we write the equation of the line that passes through (-1, 2), and has the
slope : y-2=-1/3(x+1), converting it in the standard form we get:
3y-6=-x-1 <=> x+3y=5 or in slope-intercept form .
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