Answer
y=-$\frac{1}{3}$x+7
Work Step by Step
The slope of the desired line must be the opposite reciprocal of 3, therefore, it is -$\frac{1}{3}$.
y-y$_1$=m(x-x$_1$)
y-5=-$\frac{1}{3}$(x-6)
y=-$\frac{1}{3}$x+2+5
y=-$\frac{1}{3}$x+7
Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application
by Clark, Mark; Anfinson, Cynthia
Published by
Brooks Cole
ISBN 10:
0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13:
978-0-53449-636-4
Chapter 1 - Linear Functions - 1.5 Finding Equations of Lines - 1.5 Exercises - Page 77: 64
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