document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=232636>Question 232636</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> write an equation of the line that passes through (2,3) and perpendicular to 4x+5y=10 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "write an equation of the line in standard form that is perpendicular to 2x+6y=-4 and pass through (-1,-1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st, find the slope, m1, of 2x+6y = -4 by putting it in slope-intercept form. (That means solve for y)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+6y = -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3y = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y = -x - 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (-1/3)x - 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m1 = -1/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope of lines perpendicular is the negative inverse of m1, = +3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use y = mx + b and the point to find b.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1 = 3*-1 + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "--> y = 3x + 2 is thru (-1,-1) and perpendicular to 2x+6y = -4 </SPAN>\n" );
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