document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=174054>Question 174054</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> WRITE AN EQUATION OF A LINE THAT PASSES THROUGH THE GIVEN POINT IS PERPENDICULAR TO THE GIVEN LINE.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "PROBLEM: (1,-1), Y=3X+2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "PLEASE ANSWER AND GIVE ME THE STEPS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO THE ONE ABOVE.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PLEASE EXPLAIN SO THAT I CAN MEMORIZE THE STEPS </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #128953 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=128953\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write an equation of the line that passes through the given point and is perpendicular to the given line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1,-1), y=3x+2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the given slope is 3, the slope you want is -1/3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation form is y = mx +b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute to solve for \"b\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1 = (-1/3)*1 + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = -1 + (1/3) = -2/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (-1/3)x + (-2/3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. <BR>\n" );
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