document.write( "Question 1184279: Equation of the line containing the given point and perpendicular to the given line (7,-6);6x+5y=4 \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Equation of the line containing the given point and perpendicular to the given line (7,-6);6x+5y=4
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As the given equation is in standard form, we switch the variables' coefficients, negate the new
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document.write( "y-coordinate, and then substitute the given coordinates on the right side to get the constant.
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document.write( "In other words, 6x + 5y = 4 becomes: 5x - 6y = 5(7) - 6(- 6)
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document.write( "5x - 6y = 35 + 36
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document.write( "5x - 6y = 71 <==== Equation of the line sought. \n" );
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