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Determine the equation of a line through the point (3,-4) that is perpendicular to the line y=3x+7

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Lana71 [14]3 years ago

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Answer:

y = - $\frac{1}{3}$ x - 3

Step-by-step explanation:

The equation of a line in slope- intercept fprm is

y = mx + c ( m is the slope and c the y- intercept )

y = 3x + 7 is in slope- intercept form

with slope m = 3

Given a line with slope m then the slope of a line perpendicular to it is

$m_{perpendicular}$ = - $\frac{1}{m}$ = - $\frac{1}{3}$ , thus

y = - $\frac{1}{3}$ x + c ← is the partial equation of the perpendicular line

To find c substitute (3, - 4) into the partial equation

- 4 = - 1 + c ⇒ c = - 4 + 1 = - 3

y = - $\frac{1}{3}$ x - 3 ← equation of perpendicular line

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Opposite claim is $\mu_{1} \neq \mu_{2}$

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Significance level: 0.01

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We can use TI-84 calculator to find the test statistic and P-value. The steps are as follows:

Press STAT and the scroll right to TESTS

Scroll down to 2-SampTTest... and scroll to stats.

Enter below information.

$\bar{x_{1}}=70.29$

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$n_{1} = 30$

$\bar{x_{2}}=74.26$

$Sx2=18.15$

$n_{2} = 32$

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Pooled: Yes

Calculate.

The output is in the attachment.

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$t=-0.78$

P-value: 0.4412

Reject or fail to reject: Fail to reject

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