document.write( "Question 609187: write the equation of a line that passes through the point (-1, 4) and is perpendicular to the line 2x-6y=12 \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Using the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line y = mx + b  where m is the slope and b the y-intercept
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document.write( "Line perpendicular to the line 2x-6y=12 OR y = x/3 - 2
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document.write( "slope of this line is -3
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document.write( " y = -3x + b   ||using Pt(-1,4) to find b
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document.write( " 4 = 3 + b
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document.write( " 1 = b
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document.write( " y = -3x+1
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