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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this exercise; <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The directions are, write an equation for each.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Passes through (4,10) and is perpendicular to the line 6x-3y=5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have tried midpoint and point slope formula and I am still stuck.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given a point on a line and the slope of the line, you can determine the equation of the line using the point-slope form:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \text{          }\math y - y_1 = m(x - x_1)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Where <i>m</i> is the slope, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large (x_1,y_1)\"> are the coordinates of  the given point.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slopes of perpendicular lines are negative reciprocals, that is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \text{          }\math L_1 \perp L_2 \ \ \Leftrightarrow\ \ m_1 = \frac {-1}{m_2}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, take your given equation, solve for <i>y</i> to put it into slope intercept form:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \text{          }\math y = mx + b\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope of the given line will be the coefficient on the <i>x</i> term.  Take the negative reciprocal (invert the fraction and put a minus sign in front of it) of that slope and with the given point you will have enough information to use the point-slope form to derive your required equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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