document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=227552>Question 227552</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the equation of the line passing through (6,-4)and perpendicular to the line whose equation is 3x-y-5=0  write the answer in slope-intercept form. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #169052 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=169052\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Thru (6,-4)and perpendicular to 3x-y-5=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-y=-3x+5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3x-5 This line has a slope=3. (red line)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The perpendicular line will have a slope=-1/3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4=-1/3*6+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4=-6/3+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-4+6/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-4+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-2 The y intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-x/3-2 equation for the perpendicular line thru (6,-4). (green line)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+300%2C+300%2C+-6%2C+6%2C+-6%2C+6%2C+3x+-5%2C+-x%2F3+-2%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+300%2C+300%2C+-6%2C+6%2C+-6%2C+6%2C+3x+-5%2C+-x%2F3+-2%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (graph 300x300 pixels, x from -6 to 6, y from -6 to 6, of TWO functions 3x -5 and -x/3 -2).  </SPAN>\n" );
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