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Equation Line Parallel Perpendicular Practice

This document provides practice problems for finding the equation of a line parallel or perpendicular to a given line. It contains 6 problems where students are asked to find the equation of a line passing through a given point that is parallel or perpendicular to another line. The document also provides detailed step-by-step solutions for finding the equations.

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Equation Line Parallel Perpendicular Practice

This document provides practice problems for finding the equation of a line parallel or perpendicular to a given line. It contains 6 problems where students are asked to find the equation of a line passing through a given point that is parallel or perpendicular to another line. The document also provides detailed step-by-step solutions for finding the equations.

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Find the Equation of a Line Parallel or Perpendicular to Another Line

Practice Problems
1. Find the equation of a line passing through the point (4, 7) parallel to the line 4x + 6y = 9.

2. Find the equation of a line passing through the point (3, 8) perpendicular to the line 2x 7y = 11.

3. Find the equation of a line passing through the point (5, 4) perpendicular to the line 4x 3y = 6.

4. Find the equation of a line passing through the point (2, 1) perpendicular to the line 5x + 6y = 6.

5. Find the equation of a line passing through the point (7, 2) parallel to the line 4x + 10y = 5.

6. Find the equation of a line passing through the point (8, 9) perpendicular to the line 3x + 8y = 4.

Answers
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Detailed Solutions
1. Find the equation of a line passing through the point (4, 7) parallel to the line 4x + 6y = 9.
Step 1: Find the slope of the line.

Step 2: Use the slope to find the y-intercept. Line is parallel so use m = 2/3.

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21 = 8 + 3b

Step 3: Write the answer.

2. Find the equation of a line passing through the point (3, 8) perpendicular to the line 2x 7y = 11.
Step 1: Find the slope of the line.

Step 2: Use the slope to find the y-intercept. Line is perpendicular so use m = 7/2.

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16 = 21 + 2b

Step 3: Write the answer.

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3. Find the equation of a line passing through the point (5, 4) perpendicular to the line 4x 3y = 6.
Step 1: Find the slope of the line.

Step 2: Use the slope to find the y-intercept. Line is perpendicular so use m = 3/4.

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16 = 15 + 4b

Step 3: Write the answer.

4. Find the equation of a line passing through the point (2, 1) perpendicular to the line 5x + 6y = 6.
Step 1: Find the slope of the line.

Step 2: Use the slope to find the y-intercept. Line is perpendicular so use m = 6/5.

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5 = 12 + 5b

Step 3: Write the answer.

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5. Find the equation of a line passing through the point (7, 2) parallel to the line 4x + 10y = 5.
Step 1: Find the slope of the line.

Step 2: Use the slope to find the y-intercept. Line is parallel so use m = 2/5.

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10 = 14 + 5b

Step 3: Write the answer.

6. Find the equation of a line passing through the point (8, 9) perpendicular to the line 3x + 8y = 4.
Step 1: Find the slope of the line.

Step 2: Use the slope to find the y-intercept. Line is perpendicular so use m = 8/3.

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27 = 64 + 3b

Step 3: Write the answer.

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