document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=980930>Question 980930</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the equation of the line with the given conditions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Passing through (1,-6) and perpendicular to the line with equation -2x+3y=-16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) y=-3/2x+9/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B) y=-2/3x-2/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C) y=-1/3x+16/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D) y=3/2x+9/2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals.  Put the given equation into slope-intercept form, find the slope of the given line, then take the negative reciprocal of that slope. Since the four given answers all have different slopes, you don't need to bother finding the intercept for the desired equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it\r<BR>\n" );
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