SOLUTION: Identify the equation of a line perpendicular to y=-1/3x+2 and passing through (2,1) in slope- intercept form. I screenshoted the answer choices at link below because I don't w

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Question 1014547: Identify the equation of a line perpendicular to y=-1/3x+2 and passing through (2,1) in slope- intercept form.
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Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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The slope is the negative reciprocal of -1/3 and that is 3
Now use the point slope formula.
y-y1=m(x-x1)
y-1=3(x-2)
y-1=3x-6
y=-3x-5 or A
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