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document.write( "using the giving information write an equation of the line in slope intercept form find one perpendicular and one parallel for each problem \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "#1:(3,4) (1,3) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #186363 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=186363\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the slope is the amount that the line rises (or falls) over some horizontal distance\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m = (3 - 4) / (1 - 3) = -1 / -2 = 1/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = m x + b ___ 4 = 1/2 (3) + b ___ 5/2 = b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 1/2 x + 5/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a perpendicular line will have a slope that is the negative reciprocal of the given slope\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "perpendicular ___ y = -2 x + 5/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a parallel line will have the same slope but a different y-intercept (b value)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "parallel ___ y = 1/2 x + 3 </SPAN>\n" );
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