document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=52073>Question 52073</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The line is perpendicular to the line whose equation is 4x - y = 6 and has the same y-intercept as this line. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #34728 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><B>funmath(2933)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><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=34728\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am assuming that you have to find the equation of the line that meets those requirements.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Put the line in slope intercept form (y=mx+b)  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=slope and (0,b)=y-intecept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A line that is perpendicular to this one would have a slope that in the negative reciprocal of this slope (-1/m)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-y=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4x+4x-y=-4x+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0-y=-4x+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-y=-4x+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1(-y)=-1(-4x+6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=4x-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope (m) of this line is 4 the slope of a line that is perpendicular to this line (-1/m) is -1/4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The y intercept (b=-6) is the same, so the answer is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-1/4x-6 </SPAN>\n" );
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