Question

What is the equation of the line passing through (–6, 1) and perpendicular to the line y = –3x + 1 in slope-intercept form?
y = 3x + 4

y = one-thirdx + 3

y = –3x – 6

y = negative one-thirdx – 5

Answer 1

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Answer 2

my work i dont care

Answer 3

so, what do you say is the slope of => y = –3x + 1 ?

Answer 4

what? im so lost here.

Answer 5

http://www.algebra-class.com/image-files/slope-formula-1.gif

Answer 6

you are looking for a perpendicular line and the slope will be the negative reciprocal of the other slope in the original equation. The slope in the first equation is -3, therefore the slope of the perpendicular line you are looking for is 1/3.
Are you with me so far ?

Answer 7

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