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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can anybody help me?

OpenStudy (epoweritheta):

yaaaa

OpenStudy (marissalovescats):

Depends on what you need help with

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The equation of line CD is y = 3x − 3. Write an equation of a line perpendicular to line CD in slope-intercept form that contains point (3, 1).

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a)y = 3x + 0 b)y = 3x − 8 c)y = negative 1 over 3x + 2 d)y = negative 1 over 3x + 0

OpenStudy (marissalovescats):

Okay so what do we know about the slopes of perpendicular lines? That they are negative reciprocals of each other yes?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (marissalovescats):

So to find a negative reciprocal slope, we do -1/slope The slope they gave us is 3. So what would the slope of the line perpendicular to this one be?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-1/3

OpenStudy (marissalovescats):

Great so that means we can eliminate 2 answer choices.

OpenStudy (marissalovescats):

Now, does this ring a bell?|dw:1402936413234:dw|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes isn't that the slope intercept formula

OpenStudy (marissalovescats):

|dw:1402936500236:dw| So we plugged it in, we have to arrange it into slope intercept form by adding 2

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