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What is an equation of a line that is perpendicular to the line whos equation is
2y+3x=1

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\text{First, simplify the equation into slope intercept form:}\\\\2y+3x=1\\\\2y=-3x+1\\\\\text{Divide by 2}\\\\y=-(3)/(2)x+1\\\\\text{Now, the perpendicular line is the opposite of the slope, and the opposite}\\\text{value}\\\\\text{Since our original equation is negative, the perpendicular lien will be positive}\\\\\text{And then you would just flip the fraction}\\\\\text{Your perpendicular line should be:}\\\\\boxed{y=(2)/(3)x+1}

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