document.write( "Question 1176126: through (6, -9), perpendicular to 7x -8y = -30 \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "passes through (\"6\", \"-9\")\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and perpendicular to \"7x+-8y+=+-30\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "perpendicular lines have slopes negative reciprocal to each other\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so find a slope of given line\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7x+-8y+=+-30\"...solve for \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7x+%2B30+=8y+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%287%2F8%29x+%2B30%2F8+=y+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%287%2F8%29x+%2B15%2F4++\"-> slope is \"%287%2F8%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "perpendicular line will have a slope \"-1%2F%287%2F8%29=-8%2F7\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so far, equation is\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-%288%2F7%29x%2Bb\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "use given point (\"6\", \"-9\") to calculate \"b\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-9=-%288%2F7%296%2Bb\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-9=-%2848%2F7%29%2Bb\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-9%2B48%2F7=b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-63%2F7%2B48%2F7=b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=-15%2F7\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and your equation is\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-%288%2F7%29x-15%2F7\"\r
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