document.write( "Question 1177488: find the slope-intercept equation of a line that is perpendicular to y=3x-4 and goes through the point (6,2) \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( " the slope-intercept equation of a line \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=mx%2Bb\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the line is perpendicular to \"y=3x-4\", which has a slope \"3\", it will have a slope negative reciprocal to \"3\" and it will be \"-1%2F3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so far equation of the perpendicular line is\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-%281%2F3%29x%2Bb\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " and if a line goes through the point (\"6\",\"2\"), use it to calculate \"b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2=-%281%2F3%296%2Bb\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2=-2%2Bb\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2B2=b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and equation is\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-%281%2F3%29x%2B4\"\r
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