document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=92938>Question 92938</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In the x,y plane,  what is perpendicular to the graph of the linear equation 3x-4y=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I've done this over and over but i can't figure it out. The answer is supposed to be y=-(4/3)x+12 but i keep getting y=(3/4)x+0. Thank you for your help! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #67631 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=67631\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> perpendicular means that the slopes are negative reciprocals of each other\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the original line has a slope of 3/4, so the perpendicular line has a slope of -4/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x-4y=0 ... -4y=-3x+0 ... y=(3/4)x+0 (y=mx+b)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "can't tell where the 12 comes from ... judging from the question, the 12 could be any number - it is the slope that's important </SPAN>\n" );
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