document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=385999>Question 385999</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is perpendicular to the graph of 2x - 3y = 12 passing through the poin (4,3) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First, determine slope of:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x - 3y = 12 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3y = -2x + 12 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (2/3)x - 4 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope then is 2/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A line that is perpendicular must have a \"negative reciprocal\" slope:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2/3)m = -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = -3/2 (new line slope)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "along with given point of (4,3) -- plug it into \"point-slope\" form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - y1 = m(x - x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - 3 = (-3/2)(x - 4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - 3 = (-3/2)x + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (-3/2)x + 9  (this is what they're looking for)\r<BR>\n" );
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