SOLUTION: Please help . Find the equation of the line perpendicular to x+2y =3 that passes through the point (-3,4) answer should be in slope intercept form. Thank you

Question 123273: Please help . Find the equation of the line perpendicular to x+2y =3 that passes through the point (-3,4) answer should be in slope intercept form.
Thank you
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
change existing line to slope-intercept __ y=(-1/2)x+3/2 __ slope is -1/2

if lines are perpendicular, their slopes are negative reciprocals
__ so slope of new line is 2

using point slope __ y-4=2(x+3)

changing to slope-intercept __ y=2x+10
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