Question

#7 Write an equation in slope-intercept form to represent the line perpendicular to 3x + 2y = -7 passing through the point (1, 1). O y=-3x + 4 O y = -3/2x + 1/3 y = 2/3x + 1/3 O y = 3x + 1​

Answer 1

y = 2/3 x + 1/3

Explanation:

First find the slope of the given line by solving for "y":

3 x + 2 y = -7

2 y = - 3 x - 7

y = - 3/2 x - 7/2

which shows a slope of "- (3/2)"

Then, the slope of a line perpendicular to it must be "the opposite of the reciprocal" of this slope, that is: "2/3"

We use this info and the requested point (1, 1) to find the complete equation of the perpendicular line:

y = 2/3 x + b

1 = 2/3 (1) + b

1 - 2/3 = b

b = 1/3

Then the equation of the line is:

y = 2/3 x + 1/3

which agrees with the third answer shown in the list of options.