document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=662588>Question 662588</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the slpoe of a)parallel and  b)perpendicular to the given line \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-x+4y=6 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-1x+4	y  	=	6				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the slope of this line										<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4	y  	=	1      	x	+	6    				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide by	4									<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	y  	=	  1/ 4	x	+	1 1/2				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Compare this equation with y=mx+b,	m= slope & b= y intercept					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope m =	 1/4		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope of parallel line will be the same . m=1/4							<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope of a line perpendicular to the above line will be the negative reciprocal	-4    <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Because m1*m2 =-1										<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope of the required line will be	-4    							<BR>\n" );
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