The line is already written in the
form. This means that
is the slope. If two lines are perpendicular, their slopes are the anti-inverse of each other, i.e. their product is -1.
So, our perpendicular line has a slope of
Finally, we want a line passing through (1,1) with slope :
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We are asked to find the equation of the line, using the given information:
, which is the slope
which is a point that the line contains
Since "m" is the slope, and we're given what the slope is, we can substitute -3 for m:
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Now, we need to find the y intercept, "b", of the line.
Here's how it's done:
Remember the point that the line contains, (1,2)?
Well, its y-coordinate is 2; so what we do is substitute 2 for y:
Also, its x-coordinate is 1, so we substitute 1 for x:
Now, solve for b:
Add 3 to both sides:
Thus, we have
Thus, the equation of the line is:
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