SOLUTION: give the equation, in slope-intercept form, of the line perpendicular to y--2x-8, passing through (4,4)

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Question 1050382: give the equation, in slope-intercept form, of the line perpendicular to y--2x-8, passing through (4,4)
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give the equation, in slope-intercept form, of the line perpendicular to y--2x-8, passing through (4,4)
y=2x-8
slope of the line is 2
perpendicular line would be -1/2
y=mx+b
y=-1/2x+b
4=-2+b
b=6
y=-1%2F2x%2B6