document.write( "Question 1205715: Find an equation of the line that satisfies the given conditions.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "recall that perpendicular line have slopes negative reciprocal to each other\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "given line have a slope \"-%281%2F2%29\", so perpendicular line will have a slope \"m=+-1%2F%28-%281%2F2%29%29=2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-y1=m%28x-x1%29\"...substitute slope and \"x1\" and \"y1\", coordinates of given point\r
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