document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1169964>Question 1169964</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write an equation in slope-intercept form for the line that satisfies each set of<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Passes through (4, 2), perpendicular to y= - 2x + 3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope-intercept form: y = mx+b<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope of the given line is -2, so the slope of a line perpendicular to that line is +1/2.  So the equation you are looking for is<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (1/2)x+b<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "To determine b and thus complete the equation, use the given point (4,2) to substitute 4 for x and 2 for y, then solve for b.<br><BR>\n" );
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