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4. Line p contains point (6,-5) and is perpendicular to line q. The equation for line gis y = 3x + 5.
Write an equation for line p.
Part I: Find the slope of line q. (1 point)
Part II: Find the slope of line p. (Write the negative reciprocal of the slope you found in Part I.) (1 point)
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Part III: Use the point given for line p and the slope you found in Part II to write an equation for line pin
point-slope form: y - y₁ = m(x-x₁). (1 point)

Answer 1

Line q has slope 3, as you've found.

Any line perpendicular to q will then have slope -1/3, as you've found.

Line p thus has slope -1/3 and we know it passes through (6, -5), so from the point-slope formula we get the equation

`y - (-5) = -\frac13 (x - 6) \implies \boxed{y + 5 = -\frac13 (x - 6)}`