document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=995653>Question 995653</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write an equation of the line with given properties. Your answer should be written in slope-intercept form.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perpendicular to 9x- Y= 9; b= 3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "9x-Y=9 shows no b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "MAYBE you mean, b as in the typical format for slope-intercept equation y=mx+b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this case,  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-Y=-9x%2B9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-Y=-9x%2B9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Y=9x-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Y=9x-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and for any line perpendicular, slope is the negative reciprocal of  9;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which will be  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b would be likely what you want as the y-axis  (or Y-axis) intercept, so your equation which you are finding is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Y=-%281%2F9%29x%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Y=-%281%2F9%29x%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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