document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=753457>Question 753457</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> slope intercept for line perpendicular to y=-3x-1 (1,-1) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #458401 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=458401\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The best interpretation of what you want is the line perpendicular to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-3x-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-3x-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and contains the point (1,-1).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope of the line you want is +<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  We initially do not know the y-intercept, b but can solve for b and then substitute the given point of (1,-1).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%281%2F3%29x%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%281%2F3%29x%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=y-%281%2F3%29x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=y-%281%2F3%29x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now let x=1 and y=-1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=-1%261%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=-1%261%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your equation is then found, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=%281%2F3%29x-1%261%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=%281%2F3%29x-1%261%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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