document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1141195>Question 1141195</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the slope-intercept form for the line satisfying the conditions perpendicular to y=- 1/2 x+3, passing through the point (5,-1 ) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The given line has slope -1/2, so the slope of a line perpendicular to the given line is 2.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the equation of the perpendicular line passing through (5,-1) is<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 2x+b<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "where b can be determined knowing that (x,y)=(5,-1) must satisfy the equation. </SPAN>\n" );
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