document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=615240>Question 615240</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i need to find the equation of a line that is perpendicular to the line y=1/4x+6 and contains the points (-8,0) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #387026 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=387026\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y = (1/4)x + 6 is in slope-intercept form (y = mx + b), with 1/4 being the slope\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals, so the slope of the new line is -4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -4 x + b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to find the new y-intercept (b), plug in the given point\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(0) = -4(-8) + b ___ -32 = b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the new equation is ___ y = -4x - 32 </SPAN>\n" );
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