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Through (-3, 1), perpendicular to y = 1/2x-5
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Through (-3, 1), perpendicular to y = 1/2x-5

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Find the negative reciprocal of the slope of the original line and use the point-slope formula y-y_(1)=m(x-x_(1)) to find the line perpendicular to y(1)/(2)x-5.

y=-2x-5

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