document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=550323>Question 550323</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me find the standard form of the equation of the line that is perpendicular to 6x+4y=-2 and contains (-2,-4) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A. 2x-3y=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B.x+2y=-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C.3x+2y=-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D.2x+3y=-8 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #358610 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=358610\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Anything perpendicular to 6x+4y=-2 will be of the form 4x-6y=C where C is any number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since this perpendicular line goes through (-2,-4), we know that x=-2 and y=-4. Use this to find C\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x-6y=C\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4(-2)-6(-4)=C\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-8+24=C\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16=C\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C = 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the equation is 4x-6y=16 and you can divide every term by 2 to get 2x-3y=8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is choice A\r<BR>\n" );
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