document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=363351>Question 363351</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> equation of a line containing the given point and perpendicular to the given line: (4,-3);2x+7y=8 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #259050 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><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=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=259050\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The desired equation would have the form <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7x+-+2y+=+c ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7x+-+2y+=+c\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, where c is a constant that is to be determined.  To find c, plug in the coordinates of the given point into the desired equation: 7*4 - 2*-3 = c, or 28 + 6 = c, or c = 34.  Therefore the eqaution is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7x+-+2y+=+34 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7x+-+2y+=+34\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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