document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=189828>Question 189828</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope of a line perpendicular to  2x + 3y =4   slope=____________<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given Line ---> 2x + 3y =4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remember Slope-Intercept Form, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=mx%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=mx%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, where<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28m=Slope%2Cb=yIntercept%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%28m=Slope%2Cb=yIntercept%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Going back to our Line Eqn and transforming it to our Slope-Intercept Form:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Isolate \"y\" by moving \"x\" to the right: (change sign, + or -)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3y=-2x%2B4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3y=-2x%2B4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, divide \"3\" the left & right terms:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cross%283%29y%2Fcross%283%29=%28-2x%2B4%29%2F3=%28-2%2F3%29x%2B4%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"cross%283%29y%2Fcross%283%29=%28-2x%2B4%29%2F3=%28-2%2F3%29x%2B4%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=red%28y=%28-2%2F3%29x%2B4%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"red%28y=%28-2%2F3%29x%2B4%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As per our Slope-Intercept Form, we find <font color=blue>Slope=m=-2/3</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, the line perpendicular to 2x+3y=4 has a <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Slope=m%5B2%5D=-1%2Fm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Slope=m%5B2%5D=-1%2Fm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, negative reciprocal.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Slope=m%5B2%5D=-1%2F%28-2%2F3%29=%28-1%29%28-3%2F2%29=highlight%283%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Slope=m%5B2%5D=-1%2F%28-2%2F3%29=%28-1%29%28-3%2F2%29=highlight%283%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, Answer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jojo</font> </SPAN>\n" );
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