document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=152667>Question 152667</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the equation of the line that passes through (4, -2) and is perpendicular to y = 1? @ The line that is perpendicular to y = 1 must be vertical, so it has undefined slope. Hence, it can only be the x coordinate of the defined point: x = 4. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. y = ½x + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. y = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. Insufficient<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. none of the above </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a. y = ½x + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. y = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. Insufficient<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. none of the above<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 1 is a vertical line, parallel to the y axis, so a line perpendicular to it will be parallel to the y axis.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since is passes thru (4,-2), y has to equal -2.  So it's b, y = -2<BR>\n" );
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