SOLUTION: How to write an equation perpendicular to y=2/3x+4 & that passes through the orgin

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Question 1059639: How to write an equation perpendicular to y=2/3x+4 & that passes through the orgin
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals,
m%5B1%5D%2Am%5B2%5D=-1
m%5B2%5D=-3%2F2
So then use the point slope form,
y-0=-%283%2F2%29%28x-0%29
y=-%283%2F2%29x