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41. Write the equation for the line through $(-2,-1)$ that is perpendicular to the line $y+3=-\frac{2}{3}(x-5)$
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To do this, we distribute the $-\frac{2}{3}$ to both terms inside the parentheses to get $y+3=-\frac{2}{3}x+\frac{10}{3}$. Then, we subtract 3 from both sides to isolate $y$ and get $y=-\frac{2}{3}x+\frac{1}{3}$. Show more…
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