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Write the equation of the line perpendicular to the given line that contains P.

P(-6, -3) y=x-1

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Answer:

y= -x-9 because you have to find the negative reciprocal of the slope of the original line and then use the point slope formula y-y1=m(x-x1) to find the perpendicular line

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