document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=836716>Question 836716</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the equation of the line in the xy plane that contains the point (4,1) and that is perpendicular to the line y=3x+5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "\"perpendicular\", and having your given equation already in slope-intercept form, the slope for the perpendicular line 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;\" >, because you must have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%29%2Am=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%29%2Am=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, where m is slope.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your desired equation to find is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28y=-%281%2F3%29x%2Bb%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28y=-%281%2F3%29x%2Bb%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and you substitute the given point coordinates to find the value of b. </SPAN>\n" );
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