document.write( "Question 388436: Write an equation of a line that is perpendicular to y = 2x + 3 and
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Write an equation of a line that is perpendicular to y = 2x + 3 and
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\n" ); document.write( "compare with y= mx +b
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\n" ); document.write( "slope m= 2.
\n" ); document.write( "the perpendicular line will have slope -1/2
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\n" ); document.write( "slope = -1/2 , point(3,4)
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\n" ); document.write( "4=-1/2*3+b
\n" ); document.write( "4+3/2=b
\n" ); document.write( "5.5 = b
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\n" ); document.write( "y = -x/2+5.5
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