document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=719875>Question 719875</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the equation of the line which is perpendicular to the line y = -4x - 5 and has the same y-intercept as the line y = 2x - 1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #441677 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jsmallt9><B>jsmallt9(3758)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jsmallt9><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=441677\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The slope of the line y = -4x - 5 is -4. The slope of any line perpendicular to this one will be the negative reciprocal of -4. The reciprocal of -4 is -1/4. The negative of this reciprocal would be 1/4. So the slope of any perpendicular line will be 1/4<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The y-intercept of y = 2x - 1 is -1.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So a line perpendicular to y = -4x - 5 with a y-intercept of -1 will be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+%281%2F4%29x+%2B+%28-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+%281%2F4%29x+%2B+%28-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+%281%2F4%29x+-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+%281%2F4%29x+-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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