document.write( "Question 372124: write the equation of the line that contains the point (-3,4) and is perpendicular to the line y=-3x+1 \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "the standard point-slope form for an equation of a line y = mx + b  
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document.write( "where m is the slope and b the y-intercept
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document.write( "perpendicular to the line y = -3x+1: that slope will be (1/3)
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document.write( "y = (1/3)x + b    Using ordered pair(-3,4) to solve for b
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document.write( "4 = (1/3)*-3 + b
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document.write( "4 + 1 = b
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document.write( "5 = b
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document.write( "y = (1/3)x + 5
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