document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=643207>Question 643207</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is perpindicular to y=-4x+2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #404390 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=404390\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> any line that has a slope that is the negative reciprocal of -4 will be perpendicular to that line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the negative reciprocal of -4 is 1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the line will have a slope of 1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the value of b can be any value.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "example:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 1/4 * x + 5 will be perpendicular.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 1/4 * x - 5 will be perpendicular.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope intercept form of the equation of a straight line is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = m*x + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m is the slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b is the y-intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "graph of the 3 equations is shown below:<BR>\n" );
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