document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1016165>Question 1016165</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two lines are perpindicular if either the product of their slope is -1 or one line is vertical and the other is horizontal. Write an equation of the line perpindicular to the line given by 2x-3y=1 and having the same y-intercept as the line given by 3x+2y=6 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Write an equation of the line perpindicular to the line given by 2x-3y=1 and having the same y-intercept as the line given by 3x+2y=6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write both in the slope-intercept form::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (2/3)x -(1/3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -(3/2)x + 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-intercept of interest:: 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slope of interest:: (2/3)k = -1, k = -3/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans:: The lower equation is y = (-3/2)x + 3 it is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "perpendicular to y = (2/3)x-(1/3) and it intercepts<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the y-axis at 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.  </SPAN>\n" );
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