document.write( "Question 696445: Need help finding slope-intercept of an equation that is a parallel line and perpendicular line \n" ); document.write( "
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Parallel Lines and Their Slopes
\n" ); document.write( "\"m%5B1%5D=m%5B2%5D\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words, the\"+slopes\" of\"+parallel+\"lines are \"equal\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Perpendicular Lines and Their Slopes \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m%5B1%5D=-1%2Fm%5B2%5D\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words, perpendicular slopes are negative reciprocals of each other.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Slope/Intercept Equation of a Line\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=mx%2Bb\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "where \"m\" represents the \"slope\" and \"b\" represents the \"y-intercept\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "example:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=4x-1\"...=> ... \"m=4\" and \"b=-1\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "parallel line will be\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=4x%2B1\"....=> ... \"m=4\" and \"b=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "perpendicular line will be\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-%281%2F4%29x-1\"....=> ... \"m=-1%2F4\" and \"b=-1\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "see all three on a graph:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+graph%28+600%2C+600%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+4x-1%2C+4x%2B1%2C-%281%2F4%29x-1%29+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=4x-1\"...red\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=4x%2B1\"......green\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-%281%2F4%29x-1\"....blue
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