document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=167231>Question 167231</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321269470/algebrahomeworkh>Introductory Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find an equation of the line that contains the point (1,0) and is perpendicular to 2x+y=-4. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #123153 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><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=123153\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> first you need to re write the equation in y=mx+b format and determine the slope, remembering that lines perpendicular to each other are negative inverses of each other.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=-2x-4....so the slope is -2 the negative inverse of this is 1/2.  now we use the point slope equation to find the line perpendiclar using point (1,0)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-k=m(x-h) where (h,k) is a point on the line and m is the slope\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-0=1/2(x-1)----><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%281%2F2%29x-1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%281%2F2%29x-1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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