SOLUTION: Find the equation of the line in the xy plane that contains the point (4,1) and that is perpendicular to the line y=3x+5

Question 836716: Find the equation of the line in the xy plane that contains the point (4,1) and that is perpendicular to the line y=3x+5
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
contains the point (4,1) and that is perpendicular to the line y=3x+5

"perpendicular", and having your given equation already in slope-intercept form, the slope for the perpendicular line is , because you must have , where m is slope.

Your desired equation to find is , and you substitute the given point coordinates to find the value of b.
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