document.write( "Question 446232: Determine the equation of the line
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document.write( "Passing through (5,8)and perpendicular to the line with the equation 5x-2y=10
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document.write( "perpendicular to the line with the equation 
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document.write( "5x-2y=10  OR y = (5/2)x - 5   m = (5/2)
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document.write( "Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals on one another
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document.write( " y = (-2/5)x + b  |Using ordered pair (5,8) to solve for b
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document.write( " 8 = (-2/5)*5 + b
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document.write( "10 = b
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document.write( " y = (-2/5)x + 10   OR 2x + 5y = 50
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