document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=973953>Question 973953</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope intercept form for the line satisfying the conditions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perpendicular to -1/4 x+2,passing through the point (7,-3) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #596038 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=LinnW><B>LinnW(1048)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=LinnW><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=LinnW><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=596038\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A line perpendicular to a line with slope -1/4 is 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We want an equation of the form y = Mx + b .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For our problem, M = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since our line needs to go through (7,-3), x = 7 and y = -3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substituting into y = Mx + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3 = 4(7) + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3 = 28 + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add -28 to each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-31 = b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So our equation is y = 4x -31 </SPAN>\n" );
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