document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=40796>Question 40796</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0534493947/algebrahomeworkh>intermediate algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the equation, in standard form, with all integer coefficients, of the line perpendicular to 3x &#8211; 4y = 9 and passing through (-2, -1). </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-4y = -3x + 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (3/4)x - (9/4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope is (3/4). We want perpendicular, so we take the opposite of the recipricol to get (-4/3).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use point-slope form:<BR>\n" );
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