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25 June, 16:32

Find the equation of the line perpendicular to the graph of y=3x+2 that has an x-intercept of - 3.

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  1. 25 June, 16:45
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    A slope perpendicular to 3 would be - 1/3 (find the negative reciprocal of 3).

    Then plug the know values in to slope intercept form to find the appropriate b value.

    0 = - 1/3 (-3) + b

    0 = 1+b

    b=-1

    Final answer: y = - 1/3x-1
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