document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=836728>Question 836728</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the equation of the line the xy plane that contains the point (-3,2) and that is perpendicular to the line y=-5X+1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #504350 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=504350\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Perpendicular lines in a plane have slopes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%5B1%5Dm%5B2%5D=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%5B1%5Dm%5B2%5D=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The line you are looking for is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%281%2F5%29x%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%281%2F5%29x%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, since your given line is in slope-intercept form, y=mx+b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve your equation for b, and use the point it must contain, the given point, to solve for the value of 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( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=y-%281%2F5%29x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=y-%281%2F5%29x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=2-%281%2F5%29%28-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=2-%281%2F5%29%28-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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