document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=261847>Question 261847</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find an equation of the line that contains the point (1,0) and is perpendicular to 2x+y= -4 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #192969 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=192969\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font face=\"Garamond\" size=\"+2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<b>Step 1:</b>  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\"> after putting the equation into slope-intercept, that is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE y\ =\ mx\ +\ b\">, form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<b>Step 2:</b>  Use the fact that perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals of each other, that is:\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 desired line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<b>Step 3:</b> Use the slope determined in step 2 and the given point in the point-slope form of the equation of a line to write the desired equation.\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( "<b>Step 4:</b> Follow your textbook's or instructor's instructions, if any, as to the final form of your answer, i.e. standard form, slope-intercept form, etc.\r<BR>\n" );
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