document.write( "Question 347309: Write an equation of line perpendicular to y=5x-1 through (10,-4) \n" ); document.write( "
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perpendicular means that the new slope (m) is the negative-reciprocal of the original slope\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y = (-1/5)x + b\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "plug in the x and y values of the given point to find the new y-intercept (b)
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