document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=132234>Question 132234</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321127153/algebrahomeworkh>beignner&intermidate alegbra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is equation of the line through  the point(7,-5) and the perpendicular  to -3x-2y=-31?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which is an equation for the line with x- intercept-3 and y-intercept - 2 ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #96696 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=96696\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -3X-2Y=-31 OR -2Y=3X-31 OR Y=3X/-2-31/-2 OR Y=-1.5X +15.5 (RED LINE)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THE PERPENDICULAR LINE WILL HAVE A SLOPE=1/1.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5=7*1/1.5+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5=7/1.5+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-5-4.666<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-9.666 ANSWE RFOR THE Y INTERCEPT<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=X/1.5-9.666 ANSWER FOR THE LINE THROUGH (7,-5) WITH A SLOPE OF 1/1.5 (GREEN LINE)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+300%2C+300%2C+-6%2C+25%2C+-10%2C+18%2C+-1.5x+%2B15.5%2C+x%2F1.5+-9.666%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+300%2C+300%2C+-6%2C+25%2C+-10%2C+18%2C+-1.5x+%2B15.5%2C+x%2F1.5+-9.666%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (graph 300x300 pixels, x from -6 to 25, y from -10 to 18, of TWO functions -1.5x +15.5 and x/1.5 -9.666). <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A LINE THROUGH (-3,0) (0,-2) HAS A SLOPE:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-2,0)/(0-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2/-3 OR 2/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0=2/3*-3+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0=-6/3+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=6/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=2 THE Y INTERCEPT.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=2X/3-2 IS THE LINE EQUATION. </SPAN>\n" );
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