document.write( "Question 1160030: Write an equation of the line passing through the point (-2,1) and the perpendicular to the line y=2x-5 \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "an equation of the line passing through the point (\"-2\",\"1\") and the perpendicular to the line \"y=2x-5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "will be: use point-slope formula\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29\" where \"m\" is a slope, \"x%5B1%5D\"and \"y%5B1%5D\" coordinates of given point\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since this line is perpendicular to the line \"y=2x-5\" whose slope is \"2\", your line will have a slope negative reciprocal which is \"-1%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-1=-%281%2F2%29%28x-%28-2%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-1=-%281%2F2%29%28x%2B2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-1=-%281%2F2%29x-%281%2F2%29%282%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-1=-%281%2F2%29x-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-%281%2F2%29x-1%2B1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-%281%2F2%29x\"-> your answer\r
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