document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=582392>Question 582392</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this equation: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation of line passing through (-7,-9) and perpendicular to 8x-9y+2=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What I've tried: y=-8/9x+2/9  PL: y=9/8x+b EQUALS -9=9/8(-7)+b ???<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Help please. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #372050 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=372050\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8x-9y%2B2=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8x-9y%2B2=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8x%2B2=9y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8x%2B2=9y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8x%2F9%2B2%2F9=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8x%2F9%2B2%2F9=y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%288%2F9%29x%2B2%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%288%2F9%29x%2B2%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope of the given line is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A perpendicular line will have a slope of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-9%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-9%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Setting up an equation such as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-9=-7%28-9%2F8%29%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-9=-7%28-9%2F8%29%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and solving for b would work.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-9=-7%28-9%2F8%29%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-9=-7%28-9%2F8%29%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-9=63%2F8%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-9=63%2F8%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=%28-63%2F8%29-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=%28-63%2F8%29-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=-63%2F8-72%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=-63%2F8-72%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=-135%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=-135%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Otherwise, the point slope form of the equation is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-%28-9%29%29=%28-9%2F8%29%28x-%28-7%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-%28-9%29%29=%28-9%2F8%29%28x-%28-7%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%2B9=%28-9%2F8%29%28x%2B7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%2B9=%28-9%2F8%29%28x%2B7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%2B9=%28-9%2F8%29x%2B7%28-9%2F8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%2B9=%28-9%2F8%29x%2B7%28-9%2F8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%2B9=%28-9%2F8%29x-63%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%2B9=%28-9%2F8%29x-63%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28-9%2F8%29x-63%2F8-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28-9%2F8%29x-63%2F8-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28-9%2F8%29x-63%2F8-72%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28-9%2F8%29x-63%2F8-72%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28-9%2F8%29x-135%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28-9%2F8%29x-135%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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