document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=197345>Question 197345</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find an equation of the line that satisfies the given conditions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "through (10, 2); perpendicular to the line x - 4y + 4 = 0 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #147958 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=147958\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font face=\"Garamond\" size=\"+2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1: Put your equation into slope-intercept form, that is, solve for <b><i>y</i></b> so that it looks like: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE y = mx + b\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then use the slope, <b><i>m</i></b>, of the given line that you can determine by inspection of the slope-intercept form of your equation and the fact that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \  L_1 \perp L_2 \ \ \Leftrightarrow\ \ m_1 = -\frac{1}{m_2} \text{ and } m_1, m_2 \neq 0\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to determine the slope of the desired line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then use this new slope value, the given point, and the point-slope form of the equation of a line to derive the desired equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ y - y_1 = m(x - x_1) \">\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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