SOLUTION: THE SLOPE FORM OF THE EQUATION OF THE LINE PERPENDICULAR TO THE GRAPH OF Y = -3/2x - 7 THAT PASSES THROUGH (3,-2).

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Question 241738: THE SLOPE FORM OF THE EQUATION OF THE LINE PERPENDICULAR TO THE GRAPH OF Y = -3/2x - 7 THAT PASSES THROUGH (3,-2).
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PERPENDICULAR TO THE GRAPH OF Y = -3/2x - 7 THAT PASSES THROUGH (3,-2).
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The slope of y = (-3/2)x - 7 is -3/2.
The slope of lines perpendicular is the negative inverse, = 2/3
Use y = mx + b and the point to find b
-2 = (2/3)*3 + b
b = -4
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y = (2/3)x - 4

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