SOLUTION: through (8,-3) perpendicular to -5x-3y=-31

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Question 40895: through (8,-3)
perpendicular to -5x-3y=-31
Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
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-5x+-+3y+=+-31
-3y+=+5x+-+31
y+=+%28-5%2F3%29x+%2B+%2831%2F3%29
Slope: (-5/3)
Perp Slope: (3/5)
So ....
y+=+mx+%2B+b
8+=+%283%2F5%29%28-3%29+%2B+b
40%2F5+=+%28-9%2F5%29+%2B+b
49%2F5+=+b
so ....
y+=+%283%2F5%29x+%2B+%2849%2F5%29
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