document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=29380>Question 29380</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> write the equation of a line perpendicular to y=-4x+6 and passes through (-12,5) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #16195 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><B>Nate(3500)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><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=16195\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> since the equation is perpendicular to the line of y=-4x+6 you would take the opposite of the recipricol of that slope (1/4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we need to use the point-slope equation which is: y-(y value)=m(x-(x value))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-(y value)=m(x-(x value)) --original equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-5=(1/4)(x+12) --plug in the points from the ordered pair<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-5=(1/4)x+3 --simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(1/4)x+8 --add 5 to each side </SPAN>\n" );
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