SOLUTION: 1.Write the equation of a line in slope-intercept form that is perpendicular to the line Y = 3/5X + -1 and passes through the point (-9, 4).

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Question 814709: 1.Write the equation of a line in slope-intercept form that is perpendicular to the line Y = 3/5X + -1 and passes through the point (-9, 4).
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y=mx+b
3/5m=-1
m=-5/3
4=-5/3*(-9)+b
4=-15+b
11=b
y=-5/3x+11