document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=159762>Question 159762</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write an equation of each line. Write the equation in the form y=mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Through (-2.-3) perpendicular to 2x-3y=1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Through (-2.-3) perpendicular to 2x-3y=1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First find the slope of the eqn by putting it into the slope-intercept form.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-3y = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3y = 1 - 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (2/3)x - 1/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope m = 2/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A line perpendicular has a slope that's the negative inverse, or -3/2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then use the slope intercept eqn to find the formula:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-y1 = m*(x-x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-(-3) = (-3/2)*(x - (-2))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+3 = (-3/2)x + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -3x/2    slope-intercept form<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 2y = 0  standard form\r<BR>\n" );
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