document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=313285>Question 313285</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is an equation of a line perpendicular to the line y=-3/2x+1/2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #224022 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=224022\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This line has a slope of m=-3/2.  There are infinitely many lines that are perpendicular to this, but they all must have a slope that is the negative reciprocal of -3/2.  That is, the slope of a perpendicular line must be m=2/3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer would be any line in the form <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%282%2F3%29x%2Bk ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%282%2F3%29x%2Bk\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, where k is any real number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Dr. Robert J. Rapalje, Retired </SPAN>\n" );
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