SOLUTION: What is the slope-intercept form of y when the graph of f passes through (-1,15) and is perpendicular to the line whose equation is x=3?

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Question 508280: What is the slope-intercept form of y when the graph of f passes through (-1,15) and is perpendicular to the line whose equation is x=3?
Found 2 solutions by swincher4391, stanbon:
Answer by swincher4391(1107) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since the slope of a vertical line such as x = 3 has an undefined slope, such as some number divided by 0. A line perpendicular to that would be multiplied by 0 such that we have some horizontal line of the form y = ?.
Since 15 is our y-value of the point, then the answer must be y = 15.
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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What is the slope-intercept form of y when the graph of f passes through
(-1,15) and is perpendicular to the line whose equation is x=3?
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Perpendicular to x = 3 means the line is horizontal and has has slope = 0.
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Equation: y = 15
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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