document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=317946>Question 317946</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> write an equation of a line that passes through (2,3) and perpendicular to y=-5x+12. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #227673 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=227673\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Thru (2,3) and perpendicular to <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-5x+12 (red line) this line has a slope (m)=-5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The perpendicular line will have a slope=1/5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y =mX+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3=1/5*2+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3=2/5+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=3-2/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=15/5-2/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b-13/5 ans. for the Y 9intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=x/5-13/5 (green line<BR>\n" );
document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+300%2C+300%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-5x+%2B12%2C+x%2F5+-13%2F5%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+300%2C+300%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-5x+%2B12%2C+x%2F5+-13%2F5%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (graph 300x300 pixels, x from -10 to 10, y from -10 to 10, of TWO functions -5x 12 and x/5 -13/5).  </SPAN>\n" );
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