Question

a line is perpendicular to y = 3/7x - 2 and intersects the point (3,3). What is the equation of this perpendicular line?

Answer 1

y = -7/3x + 10

Explanation:

Step 1: Find the slope of the perpendicular line

Do this by taking the negative inverse of the first line

m = -7/3

Step 2: Find b

y = mx + b

y = -7/3x + b

3 = -7/3(3) + b

3 = -7 + b

b = 10

You should get y = -7/3x + 10 as your final answer.