SOLUTION: What is the slope of a line perpendicular to y+4x=-7?

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Question 715192: What is the slope of a line perpendicular to y+4x=-7?
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Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What is the slope of a line perpendicular to y+4x=-7?
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1/4
Do you know why?

Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

recall, the slope values are negative reciprocals if lines perpendicular;
given
...write in slope-intercept form
...so, slope
then the slope of a line perpendicular to will be


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