SOLUTION: write the equasion, in slope intercept form, of the line that passes through the point (-7,3) and is perpendicular to the line y=3x-5

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Question 36248: write the equasion, in slope intercept form, of the line that passes through the point (-7,3) and is perpendicular to the line y=3x-5
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Y=3X-5 HAS A SLOPE OF 3 THEREFORE THE PERPENDICULAR LINE HAS A SLOPE OF -1/3 WITH A POINT OF (-7,3) GIVES A SLOPE INTERCEPT FORMULA OF Y=-1/3X-6