Question

What is the equation of the line that passes through the point (6, 1) and is perpendicular to the line y = –3x + 2

Answer 1

What is the slope of y = -3x = 2?

Answer 2

y = –3x + 3

y = –3x – 9

y = x – 1

y = x + 19

Answer 3

y = -3x+2, what is it's slope?

Answer 4

No, sweetheart, that is not right.

Answer 5

Those are the choices for answers and he/she is asking you to just pick one and give the answer.

Answer 6

That's why I kept asking you what the slope is. Because the slope of the perpendicular is the negative reciprocal of the slope of the given line.

Answer 7

Well none of those are correct.

Answer 8

Because none have slope 1/3

Answer 9

Agree. But, the "asker" is absent. So, I don't know what to say.

Answer 10

Well, maybe you should just solve it for her and then we can leave.

Answer 11

y= -3x + 2 has slope -3.
The slope of a line perpendicular to y=-3x+2 will have slope 1/3 because the slope product of two perpendicular lines = -1 ( with the exception of a vertical line and a horizonal line).

Use the point-slope formula, y -y sub 1 = m (x - x sub 1) where (x sub1, y sub) is the point with coordinates (6, 1).

y - 1 = (1/3)( x - 6)

y -1 = (1/3)( x ) - 2

y -1 = (1/3) (x) - 2

y - 1 = (1/3) x - 2

y = (1/3) x - 1 ----> Choice not given

Answer 12

@ Mertsj

Speaking for myself, the use of condescending language such as "sweetheart" is inappropriate here. Reference "No, sweetheart, that is not right." above.

http://dailyplateofcrazy.com/2010/03/26/terms-of-endearment-let-me-call-you-sweetheart/

Answer 13

its is asking for PARALLEL THAT IS WHY .