document.write( "Question 977443: Use the given conditions to write an equation for each line in point-slope form. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Passing through (2, -3) and perpendicular to the line whose equation is y = 1/5 x + 6.
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Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"m%5Bp%5D=-5\"
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