document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=582>Question 582</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the equation of the line that contains the point (0,5) and is perpendicular to the line y= 1/4x </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #242 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=janinecb><B>janinecb(25)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=janinecb><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=242\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals of each other.  Since the slope of the first line is 1/4, the slope of the new line will be -4. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the point (0, 5) is on the y-axis, this means that 5 is the y-intercept of the new line.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the formula y = mx + b where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept, then the new equation of the line is y = -4x + 5 </SPAN>\n" );
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