document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=45995>Question 45995</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> write the equations of 2 lines that are perpendicular </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #30556 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=30556\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Any two lines which have slopes which are NEGATIVE RECIPROCALS of each other are perpendicular...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = (3/5)x + 6 and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (-5/3)x - 2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "are perpendicular...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so are<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -7x + 9 and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (1/7)x - 3 </SPAN>\n" );
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