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Find the equation of the line perpendicular to the graph of y=3x+2 that has an x-intercept of -3.
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Find the equation of the line perpendicular to the graph of y=3x+2 that has an x-intercept of -3.

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A slope perpendicular to 3 would be -1/3 (find the negative reciprocal of 3).

Then plug the know values in to slope intercept form to find the appropriate b value.
0= -1/3(-3)+b
0= 1+b
b=-1

Final answer: y= -1/3x-1
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