SOLUTION: `assume that the line y=(2a-1)x-4 and the line x/3-y/2=1 are perpendicular to each other, find a.

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Question 903460: `assume that the line y=(2a-1)x-4 and the line x/3-y/2=1 are perpendicular to each other, find a.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line is
y+=+highlight_green%28m%29x+%2B+highlight%28b%29 where m is the slope and b the y-intercept.
x/3-y/2=1 0r y = (2/3)x -2, m = (2/3)
Perpendicular Line to this: m = -3/2
2a-1 = -3/2
2a = -1/2
a = -1/4