document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1062494>Question 1062494</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the point slope form of the line that passes through (1, -5) and is perpendicular  to a line with a slope of 1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Parallel lines have the same slope.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "o/w, same problem, different numbers.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write the point slope form of a line that passes through (6,1) and is perpendicular to a line with a slope of -3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perpendicular --> the slope, m, is the negative inverse, = 1/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use y-y1 = m*(x-x1) where (x1,y1) is the point.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-1 = (1/3)*(x-6)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To get point-slope form, solve for y.<BR>\n" );
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