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document.write( "Using 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( "equation of a line that is perpendiclar to y=2x+3 and passes through (3,4)
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document.write( "    y = (-1/2)x + b  |Using order pair Pt(3,4) to solve for b
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document.write( "    4 = -3/2 + b
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document.write( "    11/2 = b     y = (-1/2)x + 11/2  green Line
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