document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=210178>Question 210178</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> WRITE THE EQUATION OF THE LINE THAT PASSES THRU THE GIVEN POINT AND IS PERPENDICULAR TO THE GIVEN LINE. WRITE THE ANSWER IN SLOPE INTERCEPT FORM.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-4,2), y+2x = -17 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(-4,2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+2x = -17<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -2x-17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope, m, is -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope of lines perpendicular is the negative inverse, = 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then use:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-y1 = m*(x-x1) where (x1,y1) is the point<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-2 = (1/2)*(x+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (1/2)x + 4 (slope-intercept form)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 2y = -8 (standard form)<BR>\n" );
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