Finding Perpendicular Lines Find the equation of the line perpendicular to y = 3x + 1 that passes through the point (9, 1).
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The slope of a line perpendicular to this would be the negative reciprocal of 3, which is \(-\frac{1}{3}\). Therefore, the equation of the perpendicular line can be written as: \(y = -\frac{1}{3}x + b\) ** Show more…
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