document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=798336>Question 798336</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write an equation for a line passing through the points (t, 2b) and (c, 3b)?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Determine whether the graph of the given equation are parallel,perpendicular, or neither y=x+11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "        y=-x+2. Please help me. I'm confused. Thank you so much </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #482132 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=482132\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The standard form of a line is y = mx +e  where m is the slope and e is the y intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we use the points (t, 2b) and (c, 3b) to calculate the slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (3b -2b) / (c -t) = b / (c-t)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "therefore y = bx/(c-t) +e<BR>\n" );
document.write( "note that the slope of y = x+11 is 1 and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the slope of y  = -x+2 is -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "two lines are perpendicular if the product of their slopes are -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "these two lines are perpendicular<BR>\n" );
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