SOLUTION: Find the equation of a line described as follows and express your answer in slope-intercept form and standard form Find the equation of the line perpendicular to the line y+3=3(x-

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Question 908382: Find the equation of a line described as follows and express your answer in slope-intercept form and standard form
Find the equation of the line perpendicular to the line y+3=3(x-5) that passes through the point (-4, -6)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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y%2B3=3%28x-5%29, the given equation is in point-slope form.

The line perpendicular is some y-6=%28-1%2F3%29%28x-%28-4%29%29, which is still in point-slope form.

Use basic algebra skills to transform into both slope-intercept form and into standard form. Slope-intercept form will look like y=mx%2Bb, and standard form will look like Ax%2BBy=C.