document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=918979>Question 918979</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please find the slope of a line perpendicular to the line 5x-7y=39. Thanks for your help. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #557345 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=557345\">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( "5x-7y=39 Solving for y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+highlight_green%285%2F7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+highlight_green%285%2F7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x - 39/7, m = (5/7)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the slope of a line perpendicular: m = -7/5 (negative reciprocal) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2F7%29%28-7%2F5%29+=+-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%2F7%29%28-7%2F5%29+=+-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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