document.write( "Question 380541: I need help doing this problem. I've tried several times but I can't get the correct answer. Write the equation that has the same x-intercept as the line -2x+3y-8=0 and is also perpendicular to the line 5x+2y-20=0.\r
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I need help doing this problem. I've tried several times but I can't get the correct answer. Write the equation that has the same x-intercept as the line -2x+3y-8=0 and is also perpendicular to the line 5x+2y-20=0.
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\n" ); document.write( "x-int of 2x+3y-8 = 0 ?
\n" ); document.write( "Let y = 0, then 2x-8 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "x = 4
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\n" ); document.write( "slope of 2x+3y-8 = 0 ?
\n" ); document.write( "y = (-2/3)x + (8/3)
\n" ); document.write( "m = -2/3
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\n" ); document.write( "slope of all lines perpendicular to 2x+3y-8 = 0 ?
\n" ); document.write( "slope = 3/2
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation of the line you want:
\n" ); document.write( "y = (3/2)x + 4
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\n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "

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