document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1159802>Question 1159802</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with this linear equation:Write the equation of a line that is perpendicular to y=-0.3x+6. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope of y=-0.3x+6 is -0.3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope of lines (an infinite # of  them) perpendicular is -1/(-0.3) = 10/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The lines would be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (10/3)x + b where b in the y-intercept and can be any number. </SPAN>\n" );
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