SOLUTION: Find the equation of the line the xy plane that contains the point (-3,2) and that is perpendicular to the line y=-5X+1

Question 836728: Find the equation of the line the xy plane that contains the point (-3,2) and that is perpendicular to the line y=-5X+1
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Perpendicular lines in a plane have slopes .
The line you are looking for is , since your given line is in slope-intercept form, y=mx+b.

Solve your equation for b, and use the point it must contain, the given point, to solve for the value of b.

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