document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1072408>Question 1072408</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the slope of a line parallel and perpendicular to this line?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2×+3y=1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #687324 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><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=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=687324\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the point slope form of a line is y = mx + b where m is the slope and b is the y intercept<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2× + 3y = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3y = -2x + 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -2x/3 + 1/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope of a line parallel to 2×+3y=1 is -2/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope of a line perpendicular to 2×+3y=1 is -(1 / (-2/3)) = 3/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note that the slope of a line perpendicular to another line is the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "negative reciprocal of the slope of that line<BR>\n" );
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