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document.write( "  Remember, any two perpendicular lines are negative reciprocals of each other. So if you're given the slope of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, you can find the perpendicular slope by this formula:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%5Bp%5D=-1%2Fm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%5Bp%5D=-1%2Fm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%5Bp%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%5Bp%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the perpendicular slope<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%5Bp%5D=-1%2F%283%2F1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%5Bp%5D=-1%2F%283%2F1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > So plug in the given slope to find the perpendicular slope<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%5Bp%5D=%28-1%2F1%29%281%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%5Bp%5D=%28-1%2F1%29%281%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > When you divide fractions, you multiply the first fraction (which is really <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) by the reciprocal of the second<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%5Bp%5D=-1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%5Bp%5D=-1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the fractions.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So the perpendicular slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So now we know the slope of the unknown line is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (its the negative reciprocal of  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from the line <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=3%2Ax%2B0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=3%2Ax%2B0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >).\n" );
document.write( "Also since the unknown line goes through (-1,2), we can find the equation by plugging in this info into the point-slope formula<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where m is the slope and (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) is the given point<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-2=%28-1%2F3%29%2A%28x%2B1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-2=%28-1%2F3%29%2A%28x%2B1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=-1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=-1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B1%5D=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5B1%5D=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5B1%5D=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-2=%28-1%2F3%29%2Ax%2B%281%2F3%29%28-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-2=%28-1%2F3%29%2Ax%2B%281%2F3%29%28-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-2=%28-1%2F3%29%2Ax-1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-2=%28-1%2F3%29%2Ax-1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28-1%2F3%29%2Ax-1%2F3%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28-1%2F3%29%2Ax-1%2F3%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Add <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to both sides to isolate y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28-1%2F3%29%2Ax-1%2F3%2B6%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28-1%2F3%29%2Ax-1%2F3%2B6%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Make into equivalent fractions with equal denominators<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28-1%2F3%29%2Ax%2B5%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28-1%2F3%29%2Ax%2B5%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the fractions<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28-1%2F3%29%2Ax%2B5%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28-1%2F3%29%2Ax%2B5%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce any fractions<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   So the equation of the line that is perpendicular to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=3%2Ax%2B0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=3%2Ax%2B0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and goes through (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28-1%2F3%29%2Ax%2B5%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28-1%2F3%29%2Ax%2B5%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So here are the graphs of the equations <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=3%2Ax%2B0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=3%2Ax%2B0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28-1%2F3%29%2Ax%2B5%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28-1%2F3%29%2Ax%2B5%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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