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  • 23-09-2018
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Which of the following is an equation of a line perpendicular to the equation y= 3x + 1

Which of the following is an equation of a line perpendicular to the equation y 3x 1 class=

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jg71
jg71 jg71
  • 23-09-2018
*for a line to be perpendicular, the product of it's slope and the given slope must be equal to -1*
so..
[tex]- 1\div 3= - \frac{1}{3} [/tex]
*now since all of the answers have the same y intercept, we can simply choose the one with the slope of -1/3*

D.
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milot
milot milot
  • 23-09-2018
It’s D. It’s always the opposite. If it’s not a fraction in the original turn it into a fraction it and if it’s positive turn it negative. 3x is not a fraction nor negative so that means the line that is perpendicular to it is a fraction and negative
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