document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=274562>Question 274562</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which of the following represents a line that is Perpendicular to the following: y= 3x + 6 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "This line equation is in slope-intercept form so the slope of this line is 3. A line perpendicular to this line has a slope that is the negative reciprocal of 3 which is -1/3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation of the perpendicular line must look like y = (-1/3) + b where b is the value of y when x is zero.  </SPAN>\n" );
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