document.write( "Question 433136: what is an equation for a line perpendicular to y=-x-3 and passes through (0,0)?\r
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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 for a line perpendicular to y=-x-3 and passes through (0,0)?\r
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document.write( " y = -x-3 ( m = (-1/1))
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document.write( "NEw Line: Perpendicular Line will have slope that is the negative reciprocal,
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document.write( " y = x + b   |Using ordered pair (7,1) to solve for b
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document.write( " 0 = 0 + b  
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document.write( "0 = b 
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document.write( "  y = x 
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