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 #34729 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><B>tutorcecilia(2152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><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=tutorcecilia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=34729\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Line #1: 4x-y=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=4x-6 [Re-write in the slope-intercept form of (y=mx+b)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Line #2 Slope is the negative reciprocal of m=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=-1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-6 [\"has the same y-intercept\" (-6)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=mx+b [Use the slope-intercept formula]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-1/4x-6\r<BR>\n" );
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