Solar Array Layout Slope Rules Memo
An apprentice drafting technician is preparing a digital site plan for a solar array installation on a standard coordinate grid. The primary solar racking line is represented by the linear equation y = - rac{3}{4}x + 12. To complete the blueprint, the technician needs to draft a brief technical guide explaining how to find the equations of both a parallel secondary line and a perpendicular conduit path that pass through a specific grid coordinate.
Write a short technical explanation that details the following mathematical principles and steps the technician must recall to perform these calculations:
- State the rule for finding the slope of the parallel secondary line relative to the primary line's slope.
- State the rule for finding the slope of the perpendicular conduit path relative to the primary line's slope.
- Describe the standard algebraic steps to write the final linear equation of either line once the new slope and coordinate point are known.
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