document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=150340>Question 150340</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the equation of a line, in slope-intercept form, passing through (2,3) and perpendicular to a line with an equation x-2y=2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x-2y=2 is equal to y= x/2-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since the slope of this line is 1/2, then the slope of the line in question is -2. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "use the formula (y-y1)=m(x-x1), P(2,3)/ where x1=2, y1=3 m= -2 (in this case)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y-3)=-2(x-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-3=-2x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+2x-7=0 , y=-2x+7 </SPAN>\n" );
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