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document.write( "Find the equation of a straight line through (-3,2) that is perpendicular to X+3y=6 with the equation in standard form. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 3y = 6 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3y  =  -x + 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the equation of the line that passes through the point (-3, 2) is perpendicular to:   <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+-%281%2F3%29x+%2B+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+-%281%2F3%29x+%2B+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then its slope is 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, using the point-slope formula: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, we get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - 2 = 3(x - -3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - 2 = 3x + 9\r<BR>\n" );
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