document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=238246>Question 238246</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> write the slope intercept form of the equation of the line passing through the point (-1,2) and perpendicular to the line y= -5/6x + 2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A] y= -6/5x - 16/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c] y= 6/5x + 18/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b] y= -1/6x - 18/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d] y= 6/5x + 16/5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1:  Determine the slope of the given line by inspection of the coefficient on <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\"> (The given equation is already in slope intercept form.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2:  Use\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \  L_1 \perp L_2 \ \ \Leftrightarrow\ \ m_1 = -\frac{1}{m_2} \text{ and } m_1, m_2 \neq 0\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To determine the slope of the perpendicular.  The slopes of perpendicular lines are negative reciprocals.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3:  Use the point-slope form of the equation of a line:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ y - y_1 = m(x - x_1) \">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large m\"> is the slope value calculated in step 2 and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \left(x_1,y_1\right)\"> are the coordinates of the given point to write an equation of the desired line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4:  Solve the equation derived in step 3 for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large y\"> in terms of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\"> to put the equation into slope-intercept form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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