document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=263322>Question 263322</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the equation of the line that passes through the given point and is perpendicular to the given line. Write the answer in slope-intercept form. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-6,8),   y + 2 x = -13 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y= ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(-6,8),   y + 2 x = -13 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -2x - 13 --> the slope is -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope of lines perpendicular have a slope of +1/2, the negative inverse.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use y = mx+b and the point (-6,8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 = -2*(-6) + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> y = (1/2)x - 4<BR>\n" );
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