document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=62594>Question 62594</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can u pls help with this problem? thanks<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the the y-intercept of the line passing through (2,3) which is perpendicular to the line through the points (6,7) and (6,18). </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the the y-intercept of the line passing through A(2,3)=(h,k) which is perpendicular to the line through the points P(6,7)=(x1,y1) and Q(6,18)=(x2,y2).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope of PQ = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)=(18-7)/(7-6)=11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hence slope of its perpendicular = -1/11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "eqn.of line through A is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-k=m(x-h)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-3=(-1/11)(x-2)= (-x/11) +(2/11)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y intercept is when x=0...we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-3 = 2/11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3+2/11=35/11 </SPAN>\n" );
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