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Question 26593: I'm suppose to find the equation of each line and write the equation using function notation:
heres the problem:
through (-4,8); perpendicular to 2x-3y=1
heres the work i have done:
-3y = -2x+1 y=2/3x +1/3
slope = 2/3
y-8 = 2/3(x+4)
y+-8= 2/3x + 2 2/3
y=2/3x+-5 1/3
f(x)= 2/3x + -5 1/3
did i do this problem right or am i doing it completely wrong, please help, thanks
Answer by Alwayscheerful(414)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Here's what I would do:
First, I would find the slope (which you did right)
The slope is
The work you did found the line that went through (-4,8), but wasn't perpendicular to . That was your mistake.
To find a perpendicular line, the slope will be the negative reciprocal.
So, the slope of your line will be .
To find the y-intercept, the easiest way is to plug the coordinates you already have back into slope-intercept form, which is .

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So, you find that your y-intercept is 2.
The final formula in function notaion would be
To check, graphing it may be helpful.

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