document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=463608>Question 463608</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the equation of a line that passes through the point (3, -1) and is perpendicular to a line with a slope of 3/4 ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Standard form for a straight line: y=mx+b, m=slope, b=y-intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope of given line=negative reciprocal of the slope of perpendicular line=-4/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(-4/3)x+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solving for b using (x,y) coordinates of given point (3,-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1=(-4/3)3+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1=-4+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation of line:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-4x/3+3 </SPAN>\n" );
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