document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1132261>Question 1132261</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Consider the line with the equation: y=(6/5)x−4 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Give the equation of the line parallel to Line 1 which passes through (−9,4) :   \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Give the equation of the line perpendicular to Line 1 which passes through (−9,4) :    </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The given line is y = (6/5)x-4; its slope is (6/5).<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Parallel lines have the same slopes; perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) Every line parallel to the given line has an equation of the general form y = (6/5)x+b.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "To find the equation of the line parallel to the given line through (-9,4), substitute x=-9 and y=4 in the general form and solve for b.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) Every line perpendicular to the given line has an equation of the general form y = (-5/6)x+b.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "To find the equation of the line perpendicular to the given line through (-9,4), substitute x=-9 and y=4 in the general form and solve for b. </SPAN>\n" );
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