document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=167200>Question 167200</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> problem came from a worksheet. the equation of the line perpendicular to 3x-4y=9 and passing through (-2, -1). write the equation in standard form, with all integer coefficients. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #123127 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=123127\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Perpendicular to 3x-4y=9 and passing through (-2, -1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y=3x-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3x/4-9/4 (red line)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This line has a slope(m)=3/4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Any perpendicular line will have a slope(m)=-4/3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=mX+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1=-4/3*-2+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1=8/3+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-1-8/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=(-3-8)/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-11/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus the desired line equartion is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-4x/3-11/3 (green line)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+300%2C+300%2C+-5%2C+5%2C+-5%2C+5%2C+3x%2F4+-9%2F4%2C+-4x%2F3+-11%2F3%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+300%2C+300%2C+-5%2C+5%2C+-5%2C+5%2C+3x%2F4+-9%2F4%2C+-4x%2F3+-11%2F3%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (graph 300x300 pixels, x from -5 to 5, y from -5 to 5, of TWO functions 3x/4 -9/4  and -4x/3 -11/3).  </SPAN>\n" );
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