document.write( "Question 48656: I hope someone can explain this problem to me. I still do not understand what I am doing or why I am doing it.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Find the slope of the y intercept form that passes through the point (6,-3) and is perpendicular to the line $\"y=9%2F7x%2B2\"$ \r
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Find the slope of the y intercept form that passes through the point (6,-3) and is perpendicular to the line $\"y=9%2F7x%2B2\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Given y=(9/7)x + 2
\n" ); document.write( "The line perpendicular to it has slope=m=-7/9\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The equation you want is y=mx+b
\n" ); document.write( "You are told x=6, y=-3, and you now know m=-7/9\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Substitute to find \"b\", as follows:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-3=(-7/9)6+b
\n" ); document.write( "-18/6 =-42/6 + b
\n" ); document.write( "b=24/6=4
\n" ); document.write( "EQUATION:
\n" ); document.write( "y=(-7/9)x+4 is the line perpendicular to the given line and passing through
\n" ); document.write( "the point (6,3).
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\n" ); document.write( "Stan H \n" ); document.write( "

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