SOLUTION: write the equation of the line in general form through (-5,-3) and is perpendicular to 3x-y+4=0

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Question 953470: write the equation of the line in general form through (-5,-3) and is perpendicular to 3x-y+4=0
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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y=3x%2B4
Perpendicular line slopes are negative reciprocals.
3%2Am%5Bp%5D=-1
m%5Bp%5D=-1%2F3
Using the point-slope form,
y-%28-3%29=-%281%2F3%29%28x-%28-5%29%29
y%2B3=-%281%2F3%29%28x%2B5%29
-3y-9=x%2B5
x%2B3y%2B14=0 or x%2B3y=-14