document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1143408>Question 1143408</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the equation, in slope-intercept form, of the line that is perpendicular to the line <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y  -  4 =  -  (x  -  6) and passes through the point (−2, −2)? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y =  -  x  -  y =  -  x + <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = x  -  1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = x + 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y  -  4 =  -  (x  -  6) and passes through the point (−2, −2)? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "----> y = -x + some constant, slope = -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Lines perpendicular have a slope that's the negative reciprocal.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-(1/-1) = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - y1 = m*(x - x1) where (x1,y1) is the point (-2,-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y + 2 = 1*(x+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 1x + 0 </SPAN>\n" );
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