document.write( "Question 763076: 1. Consider the line passing through points ( -3,-2) and (2,5):\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "e. Find an equation of the line in point-slope from passing through (6,4) and perpendicular to this line.\r
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Solved by pluggable solver: Finding the slope

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\n" ); document.write( " \"m+=+%28y%5B2%5D+-+%28y%5B1%5D%29%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D+-+%28x%5B1%5D%29%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"m+=+%285+-+%28-2%29%29%2F%282+-+%28-3%29%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"m+=+%285+%2B+2%29%2F%282+%2B+3%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"m+=+%287%29%2F%285%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( " Answer: Slope is \"m+=+7%2F5\"
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Solved by pluggable solver: Find the equation of line going through points
hahaWe are trying to find equation of form y=ax+b, where a is slope, and b is intercept, which passes through points (x1, y1) = (-3, -2) and (x2, y2) = (2, 5).
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\n" ); document.write( " Intercept is found from equation \"a%2Ax%5B1%5D%2Bb+=+y%5B1%5D\", or \"1.4%2A-3+%2Bb+=+2.2\". From that,
\n" ); document.write( " intercept b is \"b=y%5B1%5D-a%2Ax%5B1%5D\", or \"b=-2-1.4%2A-3+=+2.2\".
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\n" ); document.write( " y=(1.4)x + (2.2)
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=1.4x+%2B+2.2\"....plug in \"y=0\" to find \"x-intercept\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=1.4x+%2B+2.2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-2.2=1.4x+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-2.2%2F1.4=x+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-1.57=x+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, \"x-intercept\" is at (\"-1.57\",\"0\")\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=1.4x+%2B+2.2\"....plug in \"x=0\" to find \"y-intercept\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=1.4%2A0+%2B+2.2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=2.2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-intercept\" is at (\"0\",\"2.2\")\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 \"1.4\", 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%281.4%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%2F1.4%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=-0.714285714285714%2F1\" Multiply the fractions.
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\n" ); document.write( " So the perpendicular slope is \"-0.714285714285714\"
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\n" ); document.write( " So now we know the slope of the unknown line is \"-0.714285714285714\" (its the negative reciprocal of \"1.4\" from the line \"y=1.4%2Ax%2B2.2\").\n" ); document.write( "Also since the unknown line goes through (6,4), 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-4=-0.714285714285714%2A%28x-6%29\" Plug in \"m=-0.714285714285714\", \"x%5B1%5D=6\", and \"y%5B1%5D=4\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y-4=-0.714285714285714%2Ax%2B%280.714285714285714%29%286%29\" Distribute \"-0.714285714285714\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y-4=-0.714285714285714%2Ax%2B4.28571428571429\" Multiply
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=-0.714285714285714%2Ax%2B4.28571428571429%2B4\"Add \"4\" to both sides to isolate y
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=-0.714285714285714%2Ax%2B8.28571428571428\" Combine like terms
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\n" ); document.write( " So the equation of the line that is perpendicular to \"y=1.4%2Ax%2B2.2\" and goes through (\"6\",\"4\") is \"y=-0.714285714285714%2Ax%2B8.28571428571428\"
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\n" ); document.write( " So here are the graphs of the equations \"y=1.4%2Ax%2B2.2\" and \"y=-0.714285714285714%2Ax%2B8.28571428571428\"
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\n" ); document.write( " graph of the given equation \"y=1.4%2Ax%2B2.2\" (red) and graph of the line \"y=-0.714285714285714%2Ax%2B8.28571428571428\"(green) that is perpendicular to the given graph and goes through (\"6\",\"4\")
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