SOLUTION: Determine the equation of a line through the point (3,-4) that is perpendicular to the line y=3x+7. Show work.

SOLUTION: Determine the equation of a line through the point (3,-4) that is perpendicular to the line y=3x+7. Show work.

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Question 607917: Determine the equation of a line through the point (3,-4) that is perpendicular to the line y=3x+7. Show work.
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Slope of the desired line is -1/3

Since we know the slope and a point on the line (3,-4), we can use point-slope form.

y + 4 = (-1/3)(x - 3)
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