SOLUTION: Find the perpendicular to line -8x+2y=6

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Question 52791: Find the perpendicular to line -8x+2y=6
Answer by rchill(405) About Me  (Show Source):
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First solve the equation for y as you need to get it in the form of y=mx+b, where m is the slope. Doing that gives y=4x%2B3. A line perpendicular to that will have a slope of expr%28-1%2F4%29. The graph is:
graph%28200%2C200%2C-5%2C5%2C-5%2C5%2C4x%2B3%2C-x%2F4%2B3%29