document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=623397>Question 623397</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the equation of a line that is perpendicular to the line y=1/2+2 and contains the point (-5,0) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y=1/2+2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 2.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's parallel to the x-axis, or \"horizontal\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lines perpendicular are \"vertical\", so the x value is constant<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> x = -5<BR>\n" );
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