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Can u help me with the answer to this question?-example-1
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Weare askedt to find the line that is perpendicular to the line given by: y = -1/3 x + 1

And we are shown a number of equations all of them given in slope-intercept form.

We know that for a line to be perpendicular to another, the slopes should be one the "opposite of the reciprocal" of the other's slope.

So, sinc ethe given slope id "- 1/3", then the "Opposite of the reciprocal" of this is: "3/1" = 3.

Then we look for an answer that shows "3" as the slope of the line. We find such in the equation listed as first option.

Y = 3 x - 5

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