Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 1 - Section 1.5 - More on Slope - Exercise Set - Page 226: 8

Answer

point-slope form: $y-2=-3(x+4)$ slope-intercept form: $y=-3x-10$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. As the line is perpendicular to the line $y=\frac{1}{3}x+7$, we have its slope $m=-3$ Step 2. As the line passes through the point $(-4,2)$, we can write the line equation in point-slope form as $y-2=-3(x+4)$ Step 3.The above equation can be rewritten in slope-intercept form as $y=-3x-10$
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