document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=95225>Question 95225</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0618052917/algebrahomeworkh>Precalculus With Limits</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have to write an equation for a line that is a)parallel to 4x-2y=3 that goes through the Point (2,1) and b) perpendicular to 4x-2y=3 and goes through said point, and both have to be in general form, but I have no idea how to do anything in general form - my previous math classes didn't go over it, and my current one thinks that everyone knows how to do it. Please help?! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #69330 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=69330\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> general form means Ax+By+C=0, where A, B, and C are integers ... do the calculations and convert at the end\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "original equation in slope-intercept is y=2x-(3/2) so slope is 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "parallel line has same slope ... point-slope gives y-1=2(x-2) ... y-1=2x-4 ... 2x-y-3=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "perpendicular slope is negative reciprocal ... point-slope gives y-1=(-1/2)(x-2) ... y-1=(-1/2)x+1 ... x+2y-4=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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