document.write( "Question 655312: What is the equation of a line that is perpendicular to y=5 and passed through point (-2,2)?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I thought y=5 would be a horizontal line with no slope so I figured the point was (0,5) and I used that with (-2,2) to find the slope of this other line and ended up with 3/2. So, would the perpendicular line be y=3/2x+5? It doesn't seem right. ): \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "Yes! y = 5 ia an horizontal line
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document.write( "Line perpendicular to that would need to be a vertical Line.
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document.write( "Vertical line passing thru (-2,2) would be x = -2
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