SOLUTION: use point slope formal to write an equation of a line given the following information the line passes through (-5,1) and is perpendicular to y= 1/3x+1 the equation is

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Question 952687: use point slope formal to write an equation of a line given the following information
the line passes through (-5,1) and is perpendicular to y= 1/3x+1
the equation is
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals.
%281%2F3%29%2Am%5Bp%5D=-1
m%5Bp%5D=-3
Using the point slope form of a line,
y-1=-3%28x-%28-5%29%29
y-1=-3%28x%2B5%29
y-1=-3x-15
highlight%28y=-3x-14%29
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