document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1188827>Question 1188827</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the equation of the line that passes through (-2,5) and is perpendicular to 2x+2y=18 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the slope of the given line, call it m1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope of lines perpendicular to the given line - -1/m1, call that m.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use y-y1 = m*(x-x1) where (x1,y1) is the point. </SPAN>\n" );
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