document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=675820>Question 675820</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Give the slope-intercept form of the equation of the line that is perpendicular to –5x + 9y = 2 and contains P(–8, 1).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-5x+9y=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9y = 5x + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2F9%29x+%2B+%282%2F9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%2F9%29x+%2B+%282%2F9%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope of the perpendicular line will be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-9%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-9%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using the point (-8,1), <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - 1 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-9%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-9%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >(x--8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - 1 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-9%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-9%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >(x+8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - 1 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-9%2F5%29x+-+%289%2F5%29%288%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-9%2F5%29x+-+%289%2F5%29%288%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-9%2F5%29x+-+72%2F5+%2B+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-9%2F5%29x+-+72%2F5+%2B+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-9%2F5%29x+-+72%2F5+%2B+1%285%2F5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-9%2F5%29x+-+72%2F5+%2B+1%285%2F5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-9%2F5%29x+-+72%2F5+%2B+5%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-9%2F5%29x+-+72%2F5+%2B+5%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28y+=+%28-9%2F5%29x+-+67%2F5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28y+=+%28-9%2F5%29x+-+67%2F5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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