document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1016729>Question 1016729</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given line L: y=2x-3. What is the gradient of a line which is perpendicular to L?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Could someone help me? I don't get how the answer's not 2. Thanks :) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #633126 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=633126\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the gradient is the slope.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your line is y = 2x - 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the slope is 2 and the y-intercept is -3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "another line parallel to y = 2x - 3 would have same slope and a different y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "another line perpendicular to y = 2x - 3 would have a slope that is the negative reciprocal of 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that makes the slope equal to -1/2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a line parallel to y = 2x - 3 could be y = 2x + 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a line perpendicular to y = 2x - 3 could be y = -1/2 * x + 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here's what they look like on the graph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "red is the original equation of y = 2x - 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "blue is the parallel equation of y = 2x + 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "green is the perpendicular equation of y = -1/2 * x + 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the y-intercepts are the intersection of the lines with the y-axis.\r<BR>\n" );
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