document.write( "Question 442577: Write an equation of the line containing the given point and perpendicular to give line for:
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Solved by pluggable solver: Finding the Equation of a Line Parallel or Perpendicular to a Given Line

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\n" ); document.write( " Remember, any two perpendicular lines are negative reciprocals of each other. So if you're given the slope of \"-3.5\", you can find the perpendicular slope by this formula:
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\n" ); document.write( " \"m%5Bp%5D=-1%2Fm\" where \"m%5Bp%5D\" is the perpendicular slope
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\n" ); document.write( " \"m%5Bp%5D=-1%2F%28-3.5%2F1%29\" So plug in the given slope to find the perpendicular slope
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\n" ); document.write( " \"m%5Bp%5D=%28-1%2F1%29%281%2F-3.5%29\" When you divide fractions, you multiply the first fraction (which is really \"1%2F1\") by the reciprocal of the second
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\n" ); document.write( " \"m%5Bp%5D=0.666666666666667%2F2.33333333333333\" Multiply the fractions.
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\n" ); document.write( " So the perpendicular slope is \"0.666666666666667%2F2.33333333333333\"
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\n" ); document.write( " So now we know the slope of the unknown line is \"0.666666666666667%2F2.33333333333333\" (its the negative reciprocal of \"-3.5\" from the line \"y=-3.5%2Ax%2B2.5\").\n" ); document.write( "Also since the unknown line goes through (7,-7), we can find the equation by plugging in this info into the point-slope formula
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\n" ); document.write( " Point-Slope Formula:
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29\" where m is the slope and (\"x%5B1%5D\",\"y%5B1%5D\") is the given point
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y%2B7=%280.666666666666667%2F2.33333333333333%29%2A%28x-7%29\" Plug in \"m=0.666666666666667%2F2.33333333333333\", \"x%5B1%5D=7\", and \"y%5B1%5D=-7\"
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\n" ); document.write( " Distribute \"0.666666666666667%2F2.33333333333333\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y%2B7=%280.666666666666667%2F2.33333333333333%29%2Ax-4.66666666666667%2F2.33333333333333\" Multiply
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%280.666666666666667%2F2.33333333333333%29%2Ax-4.66666666666667%2F2.33333333333333-7\"Subtract \"-7\" from both sides to isolate y
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%280.666666666666667%2F2.33333333333333%29%2Ax-21%2F2.33333333333333\" Combine the fractions
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%280.666666666666667%2F2.33333333333333%29%2Ax-21%2F2.33333333333333\" Reduce any fractions
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\n" ); document.write( " So the equation of the line that is perpendicular to \"y=-3.5%2Ax%2B2.5\" and goes through (\"7\",\"-7\") is \"y=%280.666666666666667%2F2.33333333333333%29%2Ax-21%2F2.33333333333333\"
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\n" ); document.write( " So here are the graphs of the equations \"y=-3.5%2Ax%2B2.5\" and \"y=%280.666666666666667%2F2.33333333333333%29%2Ax-21%2F2.33333333333333\"
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\n" ); document.write( " graph of the given equation \"y=-3.5%2Ax%2B2.5\" (red) and graph of the line \"y=%280.666666666666667%2F2.33333333333333%29%2Ax-21%2F2.33333333333333\"(green) that is perpendicular to the given graph and goes through (\"7\",\"-7\")
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, the line \"y=0.28x+-+0.86\" is perpendicular to \"y=-%283.5%29x%2B2.5\" and containing the given point (7,-7)
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