document.write( "Question 394781: Find an equation for the line that goes through the point (5,4) and is perpendicular to the line satisfying -5x-5y=-47\r
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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( "for ex:    -5x - 5y = -47:  |  y = -x + 47/5   
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document.write( "Slope m = -(1/1)  LIne perpendicular to it wil have a slope m = 1 (negative reciprocal)
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document.write( " y = 1*x + b  |using ordered pair Pt(5,4) to solve for b
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document.write( " 4 = 5 + b
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document.write( "-1 = b
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document.write( "y = x -1\r
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