document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=206334>Question 206334</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write an equation of a line that is perpendicular to y=-2x+6 and passes through (-4,7). </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #155907 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mickclns><B>mickclns(59)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mickclns><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=155907\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If two lines are perpendicular then their slopes are negative reciprocals (that is, when they are multiplied together the result is -1) so the line you are looking for has a slope of +1/2 and passes through the point (-4,7).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using the point-slope form of the equation we have:  y-7 = (1/2)(x+4).  If you need it in slope-intercept form, just solve for y and simplify. </SPAN>\n" );
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