document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=476931>Question 476931</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write an equation of the line perpendicular to the line given by 2x + 3y = 7 and having the same y-intercept as the line given by 5x + 2y = 10.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2x + 3y = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x + 2y = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "convert given equations to standard form for a straight line: y=mx+b, m=slope, b=y-intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y=-2x+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-2x/3+7/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope=-2/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y=-5x+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-5x/2+10/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-5x/2+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-int=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For line perpendicular to first equation and having the y-int of the second equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:y=mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=negative reciprocal of slope of first equation=3/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=5 (y-int of second equation)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3x/2+5 </SPAN>\n" );
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