SOLUTION: write an equation of a line that passes through the point (8,2) that is (a) parallel and (b) perpendicular to the graph of the equation y=4x - 3

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Question 997886: write an equation of a line that passes through the point (8,2) that is (a) parallel and (b) perpendicular to the graph of the equation y=4x - 3
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The perpendicular line:



For parallel, the slopes of the lines are equal. For perpendicular, one slope is negative reciprocal of the other slope.

Slope-Intercept Form,


------solved for b, the y-intercept

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