SOLUTION: Find the equation of the line the xy plane that contains the point (-3,2) and that is perpendicular to the line y=-5X+1

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Question 836728: Find the equation of the line the xy plane that contains the point (-3,2) and that is perpendicular to the line y=-5X+1
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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Perpendicular lines in a plane have slopes m%5B1%5Dm%5B2%5D=-1.
The line you are looking for is y=%281%2F5%29x%2Bb, since your given line is in slope-intercept form, y=mx+b.

Solve your equation for b, and use the point it must contain, the given point, to solve for the value of b.
b=y-mx
b=y-%281%2F5%29x
b=2-%281%2F5%29%28-3%29