document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=249801>Question 249801</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Consider the line -4x-5y=6.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the slope of a line parallel to this line?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the slope of a line perpendicular to this line? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "=> -5y = 4x + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+-4x%2F5+-+6%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+-4x%2F5+-+6%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The above equation is in the form of \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = mx + c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Where m is the slope of the line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On comparison we see that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m+=+-4%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m+=+-4%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Thus the slope of the given line is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-4%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now a line parallel to the given line will have the same slope i.e <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-4%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope of a perpendicular line will be the negative reciprocal i.e <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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