document.write( "Question 387021: etermine the equation of the line described. Put answer in the slope-intercept form, if possible.\r
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document.write( "Hi,         
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document.write( "the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line: y = mx + b  
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document.write( "where m is the slope and b the y-intercept.  
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document.write( "Line perpendicular to 2x + 7y = -49
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document.write( "2x + 7y = -49
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document.write( "      y = -(2/7)x - 7  slope is (-2/7)
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document.write( "Line perpendicular will have a slope = 7/2  (negative reciprocal)
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document.write( "New Line y = (7/2)x + b
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document.write( "     y = (7/2)x + b  using order pair pt(-7,-5) to solve for b
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document.write( "     -5 = 7/2)*-7 + b
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document.write( "     -100/2 - 49/2 = b
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document.write( "          -149/2 = b
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document.write( "     y = (7/2)x -149/2\r
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