SOLUTION: write an equation of the line that is perpendicular to 3x-4y=9 and contains (-4,-5)

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Question 1057241: write an equation of the line that is perpendicular to 3x-4y=9 and contains (-4,-5)
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write an equation of the line that is perpendicular to 3x-4y=9 and contains (-4,-5)
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Find the slope of the given line.
The slope of lines perpendicular is the negative inverse.
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Use y-y1 = m*(x-x1) where m = slope and (x1,y1) is the point.