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To find the equation of perpendicular lines, take the reciprocal of the slope and multiply it by (-1):
\n" ); document.write( "y=-3x+1. The slope of original line = -3
\n" ); document.write( "The slope of the perpendicular line = m = -(-1/3)=1/3
\n" ); document.write( "with points (0, 5)
\n" ); document.write( "Plug-in the values for x, y and m and than solve for b:
\n" ); document.write( "5=(1/3)(0)+ b
\n" ); document.write( "5=b
\n" ); document.write( "y=(1/3)x+5 \r
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