document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=169767>Question 169767</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the equation of the line passing through (3,-2) but is perpendicular to y=3. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 3 is a 'horizontal' line, parallel to the x-axis.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A line perpendicular to it will be vertical, parallel to the y-axis.  If it passes thru (3,-2), the x-value will always be 3 (since it's parallel to the y-axis).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So it's x = 3<BR>\n" );
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