document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=536145>Question 536145</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Write an equation of a line that is perpendicular to y = 2x + 3 and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    passes through (3,4). </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "passes through (3,4).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Standard form of equation for a straight line: y=mx+b, m=slope, b=y-intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "given: y = 2x + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope of this line=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope of line perpendicular to given line=-1/2 (negative reciprocal)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation: y=-x/2+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solving for b using coordinates of given point (3,4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4=-3/2+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=4+3/2=11/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation of perpendicular line:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-x/2+11/2 </SPAN>\n" );
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