document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=90530>Question 90530</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A line that is perpendicular to this equation would have what slope? Y=0.2X-3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Anyone know the answer? Please help.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #65689 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=65689\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rewrite the slope 0.2 into fraction form\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you're given a slope of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=2%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=2%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, you can find the perpendicular slope by negating and inverting the given slope.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, use this formula to find the perpendicular slope:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%5Bp%5D=-1%2Fm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%5Bp%5D=-1%2Fm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where m is the given slope and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%5Bp%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%5Bp%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the perpendicular slope\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%5Bp%5D=-1%2F%282%2F10%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%5Bp%5D=-1%2F%282%2F10%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=2%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=2%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%5Bp%5D=%28-1%2F1%29%2810%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%5Bp%5D=%28-1%2F1%29%2810%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Flip the second fraction and multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%5Bp%5D=-10%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%5Bp%5D=-10%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%5Bp%5D=-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%5Bp%5D=-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the perpendicular slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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