document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=736809>Question 736809</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> HOw is this solved?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write the slope form of the line that passes through the point A(-5,9) AND is perpendicular to the line with equation 2y-3x+5=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A line perpendicular to 2y-3x+5=0 will have a slope equal negative reciprocal of the slope of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2y-3x%2B5=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2y-3x%2B5=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2y-3x+5=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2y=3x-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2y=3x-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%283%2F2%29x-5%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%283%2F2%29x-5%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope of the given line is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  The line perpendicular to the given line has a slope of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%282%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%282%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The line we want has slope <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%282%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%282%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and contains the point A(-5, 9).  Let's use slope-intercept form to find the y-intercept*.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-%282%2F3%29x%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-%282%2F3%29x%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%2B%282%2F3%29x=b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%2B%282%2F3%29x=b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=y%2B%282%2F3%29x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=y%2B%282%2F3%29x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "substitute the coordinate values for A,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=9%2B%282%2F3%29%28-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=9%2B%282%2F3%29%28-5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=9-10%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=9-10%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=27%2F3-10%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=27%2F3-10%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=17%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=17%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "OR<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=5%262%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=5%262%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solution equation to question is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=-%282%2F3%29x%2B17%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=-%282%2F3%29x%2B17%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > OR <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=-%282%2F3%29x%2B5%262%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=-%282%2F3%29x%2B5%262%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "* You can choose point-slope form instead and do appropriate arithmetic steps.  Also, you could use or put your equation into or use from standard form if you wished. </SPAN>\n" );
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