document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=437070>Question 437070</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Find an equation of the line containing the point (-2,-5) and parallel to the line 4x-5y=13. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Find an equation of the line containing the point (-2,-5) and perpendicular to the line 4x-5y=13. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For the first question I got y=(4/5)x-17/5 is this right and how do you do the other one. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #302323 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=302323\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the first one is right\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "perpendicular lines have slopes which are negative reciprocals of each other<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ so you can just swap the x and y coefficients and change one of the signs\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x + 4y = ? ___ to find ? , just plug in the necessary point\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5(-2) + 4(-5) = -30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x + 4y = -30 </SPAN>\n" );
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