document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=898199>Question 898199</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which equation produces a line that is perpendicular to the line represented by the function below?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2/5x+9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #544636 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=544636\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So a perpendicular line would have the form,<BR>\n" );
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