SOLUTION: Which equation represents a line that is perpendicular to the line whose equation is y = 4x + 12?

Question 1140797: Which equation represents a line that is perpendicular to the line whose equation is y = 4x + 12?
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, josgarithmetic:
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the line whose equation is have a slope
that is to the line above will have a slope negative reciprocal and it is
then, equation that represents a line that is to the line whose equation is is

Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Which equation? What are the available choices? Infinitely many lines in the plane are perpendicular to y=4x+12. They all will have slope .

Here a just a few examples of such lines perpendicular to y=4x+12:

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