document.write( "Question 989526: Find the equation of the line, in slope-intercept form, that satisfies the given conditions.
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document.write( "The graph is perpendicular to the graph of
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document.write( "y = 2x - 6
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document.write( " and passes through the point whose coordinates are
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document.write( "(3, -5)
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