SOLUTION: Write an equation of the line that is perpendicular to the line y = 4x - 10 that passes through the point (-16, 2)

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Question 1127670: Write an equation of the line that is perpendicular to the line y = 4x - 10 that passes through the point (-16, 2)
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Write an equation of the line that is perpendicular to the line y = 4x - 10 that passes through the point (-16, 2)
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the slope of y = 4x - 10 is 4.
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Find the slope of lines perpendicular, call it m.
Use:
y-y1 = m*(x - x1) where (x1,y1) is the point.

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