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Question 71538: I am attempting to study college algebra on my own. There are some questions that do not make sense to me. I want to take my college algebra sometime this spring. please help me get up tp par.
find an equation for the line with Y-intercept 3 that is perpendicular to the line y=2/3 x -4.
I thank you in advance for any assistance in this matter
Answer by galactus(183) About Me  (Show Source):
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Using y=mx+b, b is the y-intercept and m is the slope. The slope of perpendicular lines have negative reciprocals of the line it is perpendicular to.
The given slope is 2/3, therefore, the perpendicular line has slope -3/2.
You're given that the y-intercept is 3.
So, your line equation is y=%28-3%2F2%29x%2B3