document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=986775>Question 986775</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the segment joining (2,4) and (4,-4) using point slope form </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #607567 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=607567\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> slope of a line between these two is -8/2=-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "point slope formula<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-y1=m(x-x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+4=-4(x-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+4=-4x+16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-4x+12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "midpoint of this line is (3,0)  since you average the x and y values.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I need a line with a slop of (1/4) the negative reciprocal of the slope of the first line, and it must go through (3,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-0=(1/4)(x-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(1/4)x-(3/4)\r<BR>\n" );
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