document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=809479>Question 809479</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> fine the slope intercept form of the equation of the line that passes through the point (-9,5) and is perpendicular to the line 7x+8y=2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Put it into slope-intercept form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8y=-7x%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8y=-7x%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-%287%2F8%29x%2B1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-%287%2F8%29x%2B1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >---------------The equation transformed.  Slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%287%2F8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%287%2F8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The line perpendicular to that one must have slope <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2B8%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2B8%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using general form of the slope-intercept form, y=mx+b, solve for b.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=y-mx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=y-mx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now, use your given point, and the found slope, to find the desired line containing the point and perpendicular to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-%287%2F8%29x%2B1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-%287%2F8%29x%2B1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That final process:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=5-%288%2F7%29%28-9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=5-%288%2F7%29%28-9%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=5%2B72%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=5%2B72%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=35%2F7%2B72%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=35%2F7%2B72%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=107%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=107%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=15%262%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=15%262%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In slope-intercept form, you want the equation, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=%288%2F7%29x%2B15%262%2F7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=%288%2F7%29x%2B15%262%2F7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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