SOLUTION: Which is the equation for the line perpendicular to y = – 5/3 x +11 1/3 and containing P(–2, 3)? (1 point)

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Question 520838: Which is the equation for the line perpendicular to y = – 5/3 x +11 1/3 and containing P(–2, 3)? (1 point)

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Step 1. Determine the slope of the graph of your given equation. The given equation is presented in slope-intercept form, so the slope of the graph is the coefficient on .

Step 2. Calculate the slope of the desired line. Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative (or opposite, if you prefer) reciprocals, that is:



Step 3. Use the point-slope form of an equation of a line to derive the desired equation:



where are the coordinates of the given point and is the calculated slope.

Step 4. Determine the form of the answer desired by either your textbook or instructor/teacher/professor and arrange your point-slope form to the desired form.

You might also want to share with your instructor/teacher/professor that the question posed is grammatically and technically incorrect. You cannot derive the equation of a line. You can only derive an equation of a line.

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