document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=470538>Question 470538</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In the xy-plane, line \"l\" passes through the origin and is perpendicular to the line 4x+y=k, where k is a constant.  If the two lines intersect at point (t, t+1), what is the value of t?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is -4/3, but I am not sure how to get this answer? Please help. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #322730 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=322730\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> changing to slope-intercept, the given line becomes ___ y = -4x + k (the slope being -4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since perpendicular lines have negative-reciprocal slopes, the equation of \"l\" is ___ y = (1/4)x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ the constant, intercept, term is zero because the line goes through the origin\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substituting ___ (t + 1) = (t) / 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4t + 4 = t </SPAN>\n" );
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