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Getting a perpendicular line is called the "negative inverse."
With y=mx+b, m is what you are dealing with.
In the equation y=3x, the perpendicular line of that is y=-1/3x

M was 3/1 (same as 3).
Flip the numerator and denominator and reverse whatever sign it is.

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