SOLUTION: what is perpendicular to y = -3x + 7, through (3, 5)?

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Question 382007: what is perpendicular to y = -3x + 7, through (3, 5)?
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y = -3x + 7, through (3, 5)?
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slope = -3
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the slope of perpendicular = 1/3
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(3,5) m= 1/3
find b
y = mx +b
5 = 1/3 * 3 +b
5 =1+b
b=4
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equation : y = x/3 +4
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