document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=942909>Question 942909</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find an equation for the line perpendicular to 2x + 5y - 3 = 0, with the same y-intercept as 2x + 3y + 6 = 0? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #574836 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=574836\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The slope of a line perpendicular to 2x+5y-3=0  would be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >; and the y-intercept of 2x+3y+6=0 would be...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y=-2x-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-2x/3-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".... is 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Directly using slope intercept form,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "is the equation you want. </SPAN>\n" );
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