document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=381406>Question 381406</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the equation of the line that is the perpendicular bisector of the line that passes through (n,5) and (n,-3)?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I've tried putting the numbers in slope formula and got -8/0 but the answer in the back of the book says its wrong. Its suppossed to be in formula like y=n or y=4 but I can't figure out how to get it there. Please help! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #270508 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=270508\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hint: Any line that goes through points of the form (n,a) and (n,b) is the equation x = n (basically, the x coordinate is the value n)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Any line that is perpendicular to equations like x = n are of the form y = k, where k is some number. From here, you want a line of the form y = k to go through the midpoint of the line segment with endpoints (n,5) and (n,-3) because this perpendicular line must bisect (ie cut in half) the segment. Let me know if this helps at all. </SPAN>\n" );
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