SOLUTION: How do you find the slope of the line defined by the given condition of perpendicular to x=3y? I know the answer is -3 I just don't know hoe to get to it.

Question 322656: How do you find the slope of the line defined by the given condition of perpendicular to x=3y? I know the answer is -3 I just don't know hoe to get to it.

Answer by QH(50) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
when you rewrite the given equation in slope intercept form and solve for y, you get the slope of 1/3

To find the slope of a perpendicular line you use the NEGATIVE RECIPROCAL of the original slope.
----> or -3
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