document.write( "Question 634720: Write the standard form of the equation of the line passing through (5, 2) and perpendicular to 2x-5y=5x+2y \n" ); document.write( "
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Write the standard form of the equation of the line passing through (5, 2) and perpendicular to 2x-5y=5x+2y
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation of a straight line: y=mx+b, m=slope, b=y-intercept
\n" ); document.write( "2x-5y=5x+2y
\n" ); document.write( "7y=-3x
\n" ); document.write( "y=-3x/7
\n" ); document.write( "m=-3/7
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\n" ); document.write( "For perpendicular line:
\n" ); document.write( "slope,m=7/3 (negative reciprocal of slope of given line)
\n" ); document.write( "equation:
\n" ); document.write( "y=7x/3+b
\n" ); document.write( "using given point (5,2), to solve for b
\n" ); document.write( "2=7*5/3+b
\n" ); document.write( "2=35/3+b
\n" ); document.write( "6=35+3b
\n" ); document.write( "3b=-29
\n" ); document.write( "b=-29/3
\n" ); document.write( "equation:
\n" ); document.write( "y=7x/3-29/3
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