document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=425728>Question 425728</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My question reads:  Write the slope-intercept form of the equation of the line passing through the point (-2,4) and perpendicular to the line y=5x-2.  Would I solve the equation by writing the equation as y-4=5(x+2)? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #296344 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=296344\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the given line is in slope-intercept form , with the slope being 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "perpendicular lines have slopes which are negative reciprocals ___ so the slope of the new line is -1/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "put -1/5 in your point-slope solution equation in place of the 5 </SPAN>\n" );
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