document.write( "Question 994834: The equation of the line that goes through the point (9,7) and is perpendicular to the line 2x+4y=4 can be written in the form y=mx+b where m and b is: \n" ); document.write( "
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\"y=mx%2Bb\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b=y-mx\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2B4y=4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B2y=2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2y=-x%2B2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-x%2F2%2B1\"
\n" ); document.write( "slope is \"-1%2F2\"--------\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "WANT m=2 for perpendicularity, and line for point (9,7).
\n" ); document.write( "\"b=7-%282%29%2A9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b=7-18\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b=-11\"
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\n" ); document.write( "LINE EQUATION RESULT WANTED: \"highlight%28y=2x-11%29\"
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