document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=37213>Question 37213</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write an equation in slope-intecept form of the line satisfying the given conditions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "perpendicular to the graph of 4x-y=12, please show how you got this answer also. Thank You! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #25299 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=25299\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Perpendicular lines have slopes which are negative reciprocals of each other...so for the line 4x - y = 12...the slope can be found by solving for y...we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 4x - 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "here the slope is 4...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thus a line perpendicular to it has a slope of -1/4...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "any line will do given that slope since you did not specify anything else about the line...so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (-1/4)x or y = (-1/4)x + 5 will work </SPAN>\n" );
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