How do you write an equation of the line perpendicular to the line x - 3y = 9 and passing through the point (3,5)?
1 Answer
Jul 4, 2015
I found:
Explanation:
Your perpendicular line musta have a slope
Your line can be written as:
The slope of your given line is equal to the numerical coefficient of
With this in mind the slope of the perpendicular will be:
We can now use the general relatonship:
with your data: