document.write( "Question 98495: How would you write an equation where its point is (8,-3) and its perpendicular to 4x-3y=10?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #71660 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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First convert 4x-3y=10 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)


\"4x-3y=10\" Start with the given equation


\"4x-3y-4x=10-4x\" Subtract 4x from both sides


\"-3y=-4x%2B10\" Simplify


\"%28-3y%29%2F%28-3%29=%28-4x%2B10%29%2F%28-3%29\" Divide both sides by -3 to isolate y


\"y+=+%28-4x%29%2F%28-3%29%2B%2810%29%2F%28-3%29\" Break up the fraction on the right hand side


\"y+=+%284%2F3%29x-10%2F3\" Reduce and simplify


The original equation \"4x-3y=10\" (standard form) is equivalent to \"y+=+%284%2F3%29x-10%2F3\" (slope-intercept form)


The equation \"y+=+%284%2F3%29x-10%2F3\" is in the form \"y=mx%2Bb\" where \"m=4%2F3\" is the slope and \"b=-10%2F3\" 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 \"4%2F3\", 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%284%2F3%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%283%2F4%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=-3%2F4\" Multiply the fractions.
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\n" ); document.write( " So the perpendicular slope is \"-3%2F4\"
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\n" ); document.write( " So now we know the slope of the unknown line is \"-3%2F4\" (its the negative reciprocal of \"4%2F3\" from the line \"y=%284%2F3%29%2Ax-10%2F3\").\n" ); document.write( "Also since the unknown line goes through (8,-3), 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%2B3=%28-3%2F4%29%2A%28x-8%29\" Plug in \"m=-3%2F4\", \"x%5B1%5D=8\", and \"y%5B1%5D=-3\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y%2B3=%28-3%2F4%29%2Ax%2B%283%2F4%29%288%29\" Distribute \"-3%2F4\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y%2B3=%28-3%2F4%29%2Ax%2B24%2F4\" Multiply
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%28-3%2F4%29%2Ax%2B24%2F4-3\"Subtract \"-3\" from both sides to isolate y
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%28-3%2F4%29%2Ax%2B24%2F4-12%2F4\" Make into equivalent fractions with equal denominators
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%28-3%2F4%29%2Ax%2B12%2F4\" Combine the fractions
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%28-3%2F4%29%2Ax%2B3\" Reduce any fractions
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\n" ); document.write( " So the equation of the line that is perpendicular to \"y=%284%2F3%29%2Ax-10%2F3\" and goes through (\"8\",\"-3\") is \"y=%28-3%2F4%29%2Ax%2B3\"
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\n" ); document.write( " So here are the graphs of the equations \"y=%284%2F3%29%2Ax-10%2F3\" and \"y=%28-3%2F4%29%2Ax%2B3\"
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\n" ); document.write( " graph of the given equation \"y=%284%2F3%29%2Ax-10%2F3\" (red) and graph of the line \"y=%28-3%2F4%29%2Ax%2B3\"(green) that is perpendicular to the given graph and goes through (\"8\",\"-3\")
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