document.write( "Question 681702: perpendicular to the line 8x-7y= 77 containing the points (7,-12) \n" ); document.write( "
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Starting with 8x-7y=77
\n" ); document.write( "Isolate y
\n" ); document.write( "8x-7y=77
\n" ); document.write( "8x-7y+7y = 77+7y
\n" ); document.write( "8x=77+7y
\n" ); document.write( "8x - 77 = 77 + 7y - 77
\n" ); document.write( "8x - 77 = 7y
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\n" ); document.write( "7y = 8x - 77
\n" ); document.write( "y = \"%288%2F7%29x-11\"
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\n" ); document.write( "The slope is \"8%2F7\"
\n" ); document.write( "A perpendicular line will have a negative inverse/reciprocal slope of \"-7%2F8\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Using point(7,-12)
\n" ); document.write( "y--12 = \"-7%2F8\"(x-7)
\n" ); document.write( "y+12 = \"%28-7%2F8%29x-%287%2F8%29%28-7%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "y = \"%28-7%2F8%29x+%2B+49%2F8+-+12\"
\n" ); document.write( "y = \"%28-7%2F8%29x+%2B+49%2F8+-+12%288%2F8%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "y = \"%28-7%2F8%29x+%2B+49%2F8+-+96%2F8\"
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