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23 March, 05:56

Which equation describes a line perpendicular to the line described by? y=3x-5

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  1. 23 March, 06:14
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    A line perpendicular means that the slope is the negative reciprocal of the slope given. Since m=3 in the given equation, the slope in the perpendicular line has to be m = - 1/3. The y-intercept can be any number.

    So a line perpendicular would be y = - 1/3x + b

    Since you can plug anything into b, you can get many different answers. For example, y = - 1/3x + 7 or y = - 1/3x - 2
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