document.write( "Question 739145: Consider the line y = 7x-2 .\r
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Solved by pluggable solver: Finding the Equation of a Line Parallel or Perpendicular to a Given Line

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\n" ); document.write( " Remember, any two perpendicular lines are negative reciprocals of each other. So if you're given the slope of \"7\", you can find the perpendicular slope by this formula:
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\n" ); document.write( " \"m%5Bp%5D=-1%2Fm\" where \"m%5Bp%5D\" is the perpendicular slope
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\n" ); document.write( " \"m%5Bp%5D=-1%2F%287%2F1%29\" So plug in the given slope to find the perpendicular slope
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\n" ); document.write( " \"m%5Bp%5D=%28-1%2F1%29%281%2F7%29\" When you divide fractions, you multiply the first fraction (which is really \"1%2F1\") by the reciprocal of the second
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\n" ); document.write( " \"m%5Bp%5D=-1%2F7\" Multiply the fractions.
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\n" ); document.write( " So the perpendicular slope is \"-1%2F7\"
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\n" ); document.write( " So now we know the slope of the unknown line is \"-1%2F7\" (its the negative reciprocal of \"7\" from the line \"y=7%2Ax-2\").\n" ); document.write( "Also since the unknown line goes through (-3,2), we can find the equation by plugging in this info into the point-slope formula
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\n" ); document.write( " Point-Slope Formula:
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29\" where m is the slope and (\"x%5B1%5D\",\"y%5B1%5D\") is the given point
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y-2=%28-1%2F7%29%2A%28x%2B3%29\" Plug in \"m=-1%2F7\", \"x%5B1%5D=-3\", and \"y%5B1%5D=2\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y-2=%28-1%2F7%29%2Ax%2B%281%2F7%29%28-3%29\" Distribute \"-1%2F7\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y-2=%28-1%2F7%29%2Ax-3%2F7\" Multiply
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%28-1%2F7%29%2Ax-3%2F7%2B2\"Add \"2\" to both sides to isolate y
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%28-1%2F7%29%2Ax-3%2F7%2B14%2F7\" Make into equivalent fractions with equal denominators
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%28-1%2F7%29%2Ax%2B11%2F7\" Combine the fractions
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%28-1%2F7%29%2Ax%2B11%2F7\" Reduce any fractions
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\n" ); document.write( " So the equation of the line that is perpendicular to \"y=7%2Ax-2\" and goes through (\"-3\",\"2\") is \"y=%28-1%2F7%29%2Ax%2B11%2F7\"
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\n" ); document.write( " So here are the graphs of the equations \"y=7%2Ax-2\" and \"y=%28-1%2F7%29%2Ax%2B11%2F7\"
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\n" ); document.write( " graph of the given equation \"y=7%2Ax-2\" (red) and graph of the line \"y=%28-1%2F7%29%2Ax%2B11%2F7\"(green) that is perpendicular to the given graph and goes through (\"-3\",\"2\")
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Solved by pluggable solver: Finding the Equation of a Line Parallel or Perpendicular to a Given Line

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\n" ); document.write( " Since any two parallel lines have the same slope we know the slope of the unknown line is \"7\" (its from the slope of \"y=7%2Ax-2\" which is also \"7\").\n" ); document.write( "Also since the unknown line goes through (-3,2), we can find the equation by plugging in this info into the point-slope formula
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29\" where m is the slope and (\"x%5B1%5D\",\"y%5B1%5D\") is the given point
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y-2=7%2A%28x%2B3%29\" Plug in \"m=7\", \"x%5B1%5D=-3\", and \"y%5B1%5D=2\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y-2=7%2Ax-%287%29%28-3%29\" Distribute \"7\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y-2=7%2Ax%2B21\" Multiply
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=7%2Ax%2B21%2B2\"Add \"2\" to both sides to isolate y
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=7%2Ax%2B23\" Combine like terms
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\n" ); document.write( " So the equation of the line that is parallel to \"y=7%2Ax-2\" and goes through (\"-3\",\"2\") is \"y=7%2Ax%2B23\"
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\n" ); document.write( " So here are the graphs of the equations \"y=7%2Ax-2\" and \"y=7%2Ax%2B23\"
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