SOLUTION: What's the slope intercept form of the equation of the line that is perpendicular to 9x+3y=4 and contains (-1,-5)

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Question 377414: What's the slope intercept form of the equation of the line that is perpendicular to 9x+3y=4 and contains (-1,-5)
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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3y=9x+4
y=3x+4/3
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y=-1/3x+b
-5=-1/3*-1+b
b=-6 1/3
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y=-1/3x-6 1/3