OpenStax, Algebra and Trigonometry 2e §2.2 Linear Equations in One Variable · Example 18 · Algebra · Inequalities

Finding the Equation of a Line Perpendicular to a Given Line Passing Through a Given Point

Find the equation of the line perpendicular to $5 x - 3 y + 4 = 0$ and passing through the point $(- 4, 1) .$

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OpenStax, Algebra and Trigonometry 2e · §2.2 Linear Equations in One Variable · Example 18

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