document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=520570>Question 520570</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find an equation in slope-intercept form for the line with x-intercept -2/3 and perpendicular to 2x-y=4. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the slope of the given line:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 2x-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope = 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Any line perpendicular to it must have slope = -1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Form of the equation: y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for \"b\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = (-1/2)(-2/3) + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = (1/3) + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = -1/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (-1/2)x -(1/3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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