document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=407657>Question 407657</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> write an equation in slope-intercept form of the line satisfying the following conditions:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "through (3,6); perpendicular to x=4 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #287321 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=graphmatics><B>graphmatics(170)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=graphmatics><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=graphmatics><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=287321\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The Line equation is y-y1 = m*(x-x1) where m is the slope of the line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "As line is perpendicular to a line with slope m if its slope is 1/m.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So for a point (x,y) on the line m = (y-y1)/(x-x1).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if x = 4 for a line then m = (y-y1)/(4-4) = infinity.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the perpendicular has a slope of 1/infinity or 0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the equation of the line in question is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                     y-6 = 0*(x-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                     y-6 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                     y = 6<BR>\n" );
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