SOLUTION: Write this in standard form: the line perpendicular to -2x + 3y = 9 through (-1,-3)

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Question 781859: Write this in standard form:
the line perpendicular to -2x + 3y = 9 through (-1,-3)
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Write this in standard form:
the line perpendicular to -2x + 3y = 9 through (-1,-3)
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Given line::
y = (2/3)x + 3
slope = 2/3
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Perpendicular line::
slope = -3/2
Form:: y = mx + b
Solve for "b":
-3 = (-3/2)(-1) = b
(-6/2)-(3/2) = b
-9/2
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Equation:
y = (-3/2)x - (9/2)
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Cheers,
Stan H.