SOLUTION: Find the equation of the line that is perpendicular to -3x+y=-4 and passes through (4,1)

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Question 903034: Find the equation of the line that is perpendicular to -3x+y=-4 and passes through (4,1)
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line is
y+=+highlight_green%28m%29x+%2B+highlight%28b%29 where m is the slope and b the y-intercept.
y = 3x - 4, m = 3
perpendicular line to this: m = -1/3
***Using point-slope form, y+-+y%5B1%5D+=+m%28x+-+x%5B1%5D%29P(4,1)
y - 1 = (-1/3)(x - 4)
y = (-1/3)x +7/3
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x + 3y = 7 Standard Form