document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=230524>Question 230524</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find an equation of the line meeting the specified conditions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Containing the point (0, -1) and perpendicular to y = 7x - 6 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Write your final answer in slope-intercept form.\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 #170708 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><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=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=170708\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Containing the point (0, -1) and perpendicular to y = 7x - 6 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For our new line to be perpendicular to y = 7x - 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "it must have a negative reciprocal<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7m = -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = -1/7 (our new slope)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope along w/provided point is plugged into the \"point-slope\" form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-y1 = m(x-x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-(-1) = (-1/7)(x-0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+1 = (-1/7)x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (-1/7)x - 1 (this is what they are looking for)<BR>\n" );
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