document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=874691>Question 874691</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm studying for my finals and I can't figure this question out. I can't remember the steps.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find an equation for the line which passes through the point (30,-6)  and is perpendicular to the line 3x+5y=15 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #527632 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</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=527632\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%2B5y=15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%2B5y=15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-%283%2F5%29x%2B15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-%283%2F5%29x%2B15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, your given equation in slope-intercept form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The negative reciprocal of that slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and this then is the slope for a line perpendicular to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-%283%2F5%29x%2B15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-%283%2F5%29x%2B15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using a more general equation for what you search for, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%285%2F3%29x%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%285%2F3%29x%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and you will use the point to be on this line to determine b.  This is left for you to finish. </SPAN>\n" );
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