SOLUTION: Find the x-intercepts and y-intercepts of the line that passes through the point (3,-5) and is perpendicular to the line x -3y =-2

SOLUTION: Find the x-intercepts and y-intercepts of the line that passes through the point (3,-5) and is perpendicular to the line x -3y =-2

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Question 329490: Find the x-intercepts and y-intercepts of the line that passes through the point (3,-5) and is perpendicular to the line x -3y =-2
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Perpendicular lines have negative reciprocal slopes,

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Use the point (3,-5) to solve for b.

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x-intercept:

(4/3,0)
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y-intercept:
(0,4)
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