document.write( "Question 127326: find an equation in the form y=mx+b
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A perpendicular to line that has slope \"m\" will have
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\n" ); document.write( "is perpendicular to \"y+=+8\", which is a horizontal line
\n" ); document.write( "intersecting the y-axis at (0,8). A horizontal line has
\n" ); document.write( "slope = 0, so the perpendicular has slope \"-%281%2F0%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "which is a vertical line through \"x+=+-7\"
\n" ); document.write( "This is the equation. It is not a function of \"y\"
\n" ); document.write( "since \"y\" should only have 1 value for each value
\n" ); document.write( "of \"x\". On a vertical line, \"y\" will have an
\n" ); document.write( "infinite number of values for a single \"x\"
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