document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=452463>Question 452463</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Write an equation of the line satisfying the given conditions. A line perpendicular to y = 2 + 3x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #311084 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=poliphob3.14><B>poliphob3.14(115)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=poliphob3.14><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=311084\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The condition that two lines to be perpendicular is that the product of their \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slopes equal to -1. In our case the slope of the given line is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%5B1%5D=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%5B1%5D=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope of the perpendicular line will be:<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2Am%5B2%5D=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2Am%5B2%5D=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%5B2%5D=-%281%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%5B2%5D=-%281%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and its equation:<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28-1%2F3%29x%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28-1%2F3%29x%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, where b is a real number. </SPAN>\n" );
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