document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=710282>Question 710282</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The line through (8,-2) perpendicular to the line y=7-2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What an equation of the line described </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Write an equation of the line described<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation of a line: y=mx+b, m=slope, b=y-intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=7-2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-2x+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope of the perpendicular line=1/2 (negative reciprocal)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=x/2+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for b using coordinates of given point on the line (8,-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2=8/2+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation of the perpendicular line:y=x/2-6 </SPAN>\n" );
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