Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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ISBN 10: 0-47064-772-8
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Chapter 0 - Before Calculus - 0.3 Families Of Function - Exercises Set 0.2 - Page 35: 2

Answer

$$y= -\frac{1}{3}x+b$$

Work Step by Step

The line perpendicular to the line with slope $m$ has slope $m'$, where $$m'= - \frac{1}{m}.$$The lines in Exercise 1 have slope $m=3$, so any line perpendicular to those lines has slope $m=-\frac{1}{3}$. The equation for the family lines whose members have slope $m$ is$$y=mx+b,$$so the equation for the family lines whose members are perpendicular to those in Exercise 1 is$$y= -\frac{1}{3}x+b.$$
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