document.write( "Question 241609: I have two question.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "write the equation of the line. Through (8,-9), perpendicular to 7x + 9y = -25
\n" ); document.write( "question #2 is through (-6,-7) parallel to -2x + 7y=26
\n" ); document.write( "Can you please Help?????
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Algebra.Com's Answer #176975 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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The rule is: if you have a line with slope = \"m\", then
\n" ); document.write( "ANY line perpendicular to it will have slope = \"-%281%2Fm%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "So, first you have to find the slope of your line.
\n" ); document.write( "Get it into the form \"y+=+mx+%2B+b\" where \"m\" = slope
\n" ); document.write( "\"7x+%2B+9y+=+-25\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"9y+=+-7x+-+25\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+-%287%2F9%29%2Ax+-+25%2F9\"
\n" ); document.write( "You can see that \"m+=+-%287%2F9%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Now you have to find \"-%281%2Fm%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by \"m\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"1+=+-%287%2F9%29%2A%281%2Fm%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by \"7%2F9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2F%287%2F9%29+=+-%281%2Fm%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"9%2F7+=+-%281%2Fm%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "So, ANY line perpendicular to the given line will have this slope
\n" ); document.write( "The line you're looking for passes through (8,-9)
\n" ); document.write( "The formula is
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28y+-+y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x+-x%5B1%5D%29+=+m\" where( \"x%5B1%5D\", \"y%5B1%5D\") is the given point
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28y+-+%28-9%29%29%2F%28x+-+8%29+=+9%2F7\"
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by \"x-8\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y+%2B+9+=+%289%2F7%29%2A%28x-8%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y+%2B+9+=+%289%2F7%29%2Ax+-+72%2F7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%289%2F7%29%2Ax+-+63%2F7+-+72%2F7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%289%2F7%29%2Ax+-+135%2F7\" answer
\n" ); document.write( "Or, if you like,
\n" ); document.write( "\"9x+-+7y+-+135+=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "I'll plot both lines
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