document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1159250>Question 1159250</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write an equation of a line that passes through the point (-1,2) and is perpendicular to the line y=1/2x-3. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #782229 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=782229\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> perpendicular lines have slope products that are negative reciprocals of one another.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the slope of the given line is 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the perpendicular line has slope -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "point slope formula y-y1=m(x-x1) m slope (x1, y1) point<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-2=-2(x+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-2x<BR>\n" );
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