document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1061729>Question 1061729</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1-Find the slope of the line perpendicular to a line whose slope is -2/3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2-Find the slope of a line perpendicular to the line whose equation is 3y+2x=6.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3-Find the equation of the perpendicular to the line whose equation is 2y-4x=7 and whose y-intercept is+5. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #676479 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=676479\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The slope of perpendicular lines is the negative reciprocal.  Invert the fraction and change the sign: 3/2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope of the line which is 3y=-2x+6 or y=(-2/3)x+2 is -2/3.  the answer is the same as the first, 3/2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Once you have the perpendicular line and the slope, you have the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y=4x+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2x+(7/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope is 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the perpendicular line has slope -1/2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the equation of the line is y=-1/2x +5. </SPAN>\n" );
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