write an equation in slope-intercept form of the line that passes through the point (1,3) that is perpendicular to the line y =3x+2

Respuesta :

The slope-intercept form is

[tex]y=mx+b[/tex]

where m is the slope and be the y-intercept

then we need to know that the slope of a line perpendicular to another is the inverse of the slope

y=3x+2

m1=3

the inverse of this slope is

m2=-1/3

then we have slope- point form

[tex]y-y_1=m(x-x_1)[/tex]

where

m=-1/3

point (1,3)=(x1,y1)

then we substitute the values

[tex]y-3=-\frac{1}{3}(x-1)[/tex]

we isolate the y in order to have the equation in slope-intercept form

[tex]\begin{gathered} y=-\frac{1}{3}x+\frac{1}{3}+3 \\ y=-\frac{1}{3}x+\frac{10}{3} \end{gathered}[/tex]