SOLUTION: Find the equation of the line in the xy plane that contains the point (4,1) and that is perpendicular to the line y=3x+5

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Question 836716: Find the equation of the line in the xy plane that contains the point (4,1) and that is perpendicular to the line y=3x+5
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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contains the point (4,1) and that is perpendicular to the line y=3x+5

"perpendicular", and having your given equation already in slope-intercept form, the slope for the perpendicular line is -%281%2F3%29, because you must have %283%29%2Am=-1, where m is slope.

Your desired equation to find is highlight_green%28y=-%281%2F3%29x%2Bb%29, and you substitute the given point coordinates to find the value of b.