document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=892623>Question 892623</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write an equation of the line perpendicular to the given line and with the given y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-3x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=4 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #540657 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=540657\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The slope of y=-3x+2 is -3 = -3/1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Flip the fraction: -3/1 ---> -1/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Flip the sign: -1/3 ---> +1/3 = 1/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the slope of this perpendicular line is 1/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m = 1/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug those values in to get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = mx + b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<font color=\"red\">y = (1/3)x + 4</font> </SPAN>\n" );
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