document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=243262>Question 243262</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the equation of the line perpendicular to the line 3x-7y+2=0 and passing through the point (3,7) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #178255 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=178255\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A line perpendicular to 3x-7y+2=0 and passing through the point (3,7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-7y=-3x-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-3x/-7-2/-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3x/7+2/7 this line has a slope=3/7.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A perpendicular line will have a slope=-7/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=mX+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7=-7/3*3+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7=-21/3+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7=-7+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=7+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=14 the Y intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=-7x/3+14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+15%2C+-7x%2F3+%2B14%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+15%2C+-7x%2F3+%2B14%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 5, y from -10 to 15, -7x/3 +14).  </SPAN>\n" );
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