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document.write( "line that passes through (3, -2) and is perpendicular to y=3x-4 
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document.write( "y=3x-4    |slope m = 3  
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document.write( "perpendicular lines have slopes that are neagtive reciprocals of one another
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document.write( "New Line: m = -1/3   |Note: 3*-1/3 = -1
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document.write( " y = (-1/3)x + b   |using ordered pair Pt(3,-2) to solve for b
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document.write( "-2 = -1 + b
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document.write( " -1 = b 
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document.write( " y = (-1/3)x - 1 |written in slope-intercept form
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