SOLUTION: write the equation of a line that is perpendiclar to y=2x+3 and passes through (3,4)

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Question 416297: write the equation of a line that is perpendiclar to y=2x+3 and passes through (3,4)
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Hi

Using the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line y = mx + b

  where m is the slope and b the y-intercept. 

equation of a line that is perpendiclar to y=2x+3 and passes through (3,4)

    y = (-1/2)x + b  |Using order pair Pt(3,4) to solve for b

    4 = -3/2 + b

    11/2 = b     y = (-1/2)x + 11/2  green Line