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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Write the equation of a line which passes through (3,5) and is perpendicular to y=(3/4)x-6 in slope-intercept form.

OpenStudy (e.mccormick):

First, do you know the method to find the slope of a perpendicular line?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

y=mx+b?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (e.mccormick):

Not in this case. The perpendicular is the negative inverse of the slope of the given line. Do you know what that is?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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