document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=118>Question 118</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Why is it true that a line perpendicular to y= 4x-3 would have the slope of -1/4?? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #97 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=terrtwo><B>terrtwo(10)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=terrtwo><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=97\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> By definition to find a perpendicular line to a given line, the slope of the perpendicular line will be the negative reciprocal. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For the equation of the line y = 4x - 3, the slope(the m in y = mx +b) is equal to 4, m = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope for the prependicular line is therefore -1 * ( 1 / m) --> (-1 * 1)/ 4,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "--> -1/4  </SPAN>\n" );
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