document.write( "Question 95340: write an equation in slope- intercept form for the line that contains the point (2,5) and is perpendicular to the line 6x+2y=24 \n" ); document.write( "
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First convert 6x+2y=24 to slope-intercept form\r
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Solved by pluggable solver: Converting Linear Equations in Standard form to Slope-Intercept Form (and vice versa)
Convert from standard form (Ax+By = C) to slope-intercept form (y = mx+b)


\"6x%2B2y=24\" Start with the given equation


\"6x%2B2y-6x=24-6x\" Subtract 6x from both sides


\"2y=-6x%2B24\" Simplify


\"%282y%29%2F%282%29=%28-6x%2B24%29%2F%282%29\" Divide both sides by 2 to isolate y


\"y+=+%28-6x%29%2F%282%29%2B%2824%29%2F%282%29\" Break up the fraction on the right hand side


\"y+=+-3x%2B12\" Reduce and simplify


The original equation \"6x%2B2y=24\" (standard form) is equivalent to \"y+=+-3x%2B12\" (slope-intercept form)


The equation \"y+=+-3x%2B12\" is in the form \"y=mx%2Bb\" where \"m=-3\" is the slope and \"b=12\" is the y intercept.



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Solved by pluggable solver: Finding the Equation of a Line Parallel or Perpendicular to a Given Line

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\n" ); document.write( " Remember, any two perpendicular lines are negative reciprocals of each other. So if you're given the slope of \"-3\", you can find the perpendicular slope by this formula:
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\n" ); document.write( " \"m%5Bp%5D=-1%2Fm\" where \"m%5Bp%5D\" is the perpendicular slope
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\n" ); document.write( " \"m%5Bp%5D=-1%2F%28-3%2F1%29\" So plug in the given slope to find the perpendicular slope
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\n" ); document.write( " \"m%5Bp%5D=%28-1%2F1%29%281%2F-3%29\" When you divide fractions, you multiply the first fraction (which is really \"1%2F1\") by the reciprocal of the second
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\n" ); document.write( " \"m%5Bp%5D=1%2F3\" Multiply the fractions.
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\n" ); document.write( " So the perpendicular slope is \"1%2F3\"
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\n" ); document.write( " So now we know the slope of the unknown line is \"1%2F3\" (its the negative reciprocal of \"-3\" from the line \"y=-3%2Ax%2B12\").\n" ); document.write( "Also since the unknown line goes through (2,5), we can find the equation by plugging in this info into the point-slope formula
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\n" ); document.write( " Point-Slope Formula:
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29\" where m is the slope and (\"x%5B1%5D\",\"y%5B1%5D\") is the given point
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y-5=%281%2F3%29%2A%28x-2%29\" Plug in \"m=1%2F3\", \"x%5B1%5D=2\", and \"y%5B1%5D=5\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y-5=%281%2F3%29%2Ax-%281%2F3%29%282%29\" Distribute \"1%2F3\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y-5=%281%2F3%29%2Ax-2%2F3\" Multiply
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%281%2F3%29%2Ax-2%2F3%2B5\"Add \"5\" to both sides to isolate y
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%281%2F3%29%2Ax-2%2F3%2B15%2F3\" Make into equivalent fractions with equal denominators
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%281%2F3%29%2Ax%2B13%2F3\" Combine the fractions
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%281%2F3%29%2Ax%2B13%2F3\" Reduce any fractions
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\n" ); document.write( " So the equation of the line that is perpendicular to \"y=-3%2Ax%2B12\" and goes through (\"2\",\"5\") is \"y=%281%2F3%29%2Ax%2B13%2F3\"
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\n" ); document.write( " So here are the graphs of the equations \"y=-3%2Ax%2B12\" and \"y=%281%2F3%29%2Ax%2B13%2F3\"
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\n" ); document.write( " graph of the given equation \"y=-3%2Ax%2B12\" (red) and graph of the line \"y=%281%2F3%29%2Ax%2B13%2F3\"(green) that is perpendicular to the given graph and goes through (\"2\",\"5\")
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