document.write( "Question 488236: What is the equation of the line described below written in slope-intercept form?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the line passing through point (2, 2) and perpendicular to the line whose equation is y = x \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"+y+=+x+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "This is in the form $\"+y+=+mx+%2B+b+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "where $\"m+=+1\"$ and $\"b+=+0\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "The slope of any line perpendicular to this line
\n" ); document.write( "will have slope $\"+m%5B2%5D+=+-1%2F1+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+m%5B2%5D+=+-1+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28+y+-+2+%29+%2F+%28x+-+2+%29+=+-1+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+-+2+=+-1%2A%28+x+-+2+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+-+2+=+-x+%2B+2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+=+-x+%2B+4+\"$ answer
\n" ); document.write( "Here's a plot of the lines:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+graph%28+400%2C+400%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+x%2C+-x+%2B+4%29+\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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