document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=903460>Question 903460</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> `assume that the line y=(2a-1)x-4 and the line x/3-y/2=1 are perpendicular to each other, find a. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #548061 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><B>ewatrrr(24785)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><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=ewatrrr><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=548061\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+highlight_green%28m%29x+%2B+highlight%28b%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+highlight_green%28m%29x+%2B+highlight%28b%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  where m is the slope and b the y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x/3-y/2=1   0r y = (2/3)x -2,  m = (2/3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perpendicular Line to this:  m = -3/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a-1 = -3/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a =  -1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = -1/4 </SPAN>\n" );
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