document.write( "Question 1151416: If the line represented by the equation 4x+ky-10=0 is parallel to the line with equation 2x-10y+7=0, what is the value of k? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "If the line represented by the equation \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%2Bky-10=0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"ky=-4x%2B10+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-%284%2Fk%29x%2B10%2Fk+\"=>slope is \"m=-%284%2Fk%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "is perpendicular to the line with the equation
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x-10y%2B7=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2B7=10y\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%281%2F5%29x%2B7%2F10\"=>slope is \"m%5B1%5D=1%2F5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "perpendicular lines have slopes negative reciprocal to each other\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=-1%2Fm%5B1%5D\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "substitute both\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-%284%2Fk%29=-1%2F%281%2F5%29\".....solve for \"k\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-%284%2Fk%29=-5\".......both sides multiply by \"-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%2Fk=5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4=5k\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"k=4%2F5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, the value of \"k\" is \"4%2F5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-%284%2F%284%2F5%29%29x%2B10%2F%284%2F5%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-5x%2B25%2F2+\" is perpendicular to \"y=%281%2F5%29x%2B7%2F10\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+graph%28+600%2C+600%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-5x%2B25%2F2%2C+%281%2F5%29x%2B7%2F10%29+\" \r
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