document.write( "Question 750882: Choose the equation of the line passing through the point (4,5) and perpendicular to y=1/4x+9 \n" ); document.write( "
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Perpendicular Slope: -4 (flip the fraction and sign of 1/4)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+mx%2Bb\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5+=+%28-4%29%284%29%2Bb\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5+=+-16%2Bb\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5%2B16+=+b\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"21+=+b\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b+=+21\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the equation of the perpendicular line is \"y+=+-4x%2B21\"
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