document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1198735>Question 1198735</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the equation of the line perpedicular to x-4y=3 and passes through the point (2,10) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "For an elementary solution, do what two of the other tutors do:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put the given equation in slope-intercept form to find the slope;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the slope of the perpendicular line, which is the negative reciprocal of the slope of the given line; and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use that slope and the given point with either the slope-intercept or standard form of a linear equation to find the equation.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Students with knowledge of only basic algebra should know that solution method.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "For an easier solution, for students with a more extensive knowledge of math, do what tutor @MathTherapy does.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Given a linear equation in standard form Ax+By=C, the equation of a line perpendicular to the given line is of the form Bx-Ay=D (switch the coefficients and change the sign of one of them).<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then just plug in the coordinates of the given point to find the answer.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-4y = 3 --> 4x+y = D<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(2)+10 = 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 4x+y=18<br><BR>\n" );
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