We will use the formula for the angle q between two lines, tan(q) = , where q = 135° and tan(135°) = -1 First we must find the two slopes Let m2 = the slope of the green line, and m1 = the slope of the red line To find the slopes we use the slope formula: m2 = where (x1,y1) = (-1,y) and (x2,y2) = (4,-7) m2 = = = = = and m1 = where (x1,y1) = (4,2) and (x2,y2) = (-1,-9) m1 = = = = And we substitute in the formula for the angle between two lines: tan(q) = tan(135°) = -1 = Multiply both sides by the denominator on the right: = = Multiply through by 25 -25+(77+11y) = 55+5(7+y) -25+77+11y = 55+35+5y 52+11y = 90+5y 6y = 38 y = y = Edwin