document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=915829>Question 915829</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The line L passes through the point (-1,1) and is perpendicular to a line with a slope of -1. The equation of L is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=1x+b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the correct value for b? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " y=1x+b <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the correct value for b?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for x and y and solve for \"b\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 = 1*-1 + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 2<BR>\n" );
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