document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=693514>Question 693514</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the equation is 2x+y = 12.  the question is write an equation of a line passing through the point 2,4.  and that is perpencidular to the given equation.  I had come up with y = 1/2 + 5.  Using the inverse of the original slope which was<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2.  its marked wrong, I dont know why </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #427439 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=427439\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the equation is 2x+y = 12.  the question is write an equation of a line passing through the point 2,4.  and that is perpencidular to the given equation.  I had come up with y = 1/2 + 5.  Using the inverse of the original slope which was<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+y = 12 has a slope of -2, that's correct.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perpendicular lines has a slope of 1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use y = mx + b and the point to find b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 = (1/2)*2 + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "--> y = (1/2)x + 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your equation had no x, too.<BR>\n" );
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