document.write( "Question 1175901: Write the equation of the line that passes through the given point and is perpendicular to the given line. Your answer should be written in slope-intercept form.
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Line passing through (3,-4) and perpendicular to \"x=-%287%2F8y%29%2B3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x-3=-7y%2F8\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-%288%2F7%29%28x-3%29=y\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-8x%2F7%2B24%2F7\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For the perpendicular line requested, \"y=%287%2F8%29x%2Bb\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y-%287%2F8%29x=b\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b=y-%287%2F8%29x\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b=-4-%287%2F8%29%28-4%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b=-4%2B7%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b=-8%2F2%2B7%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b=-1%2F2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The equation requested, \"highlight%28y=%287%2F8%29x-1%2F2%29\"
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