SOLUTION: write an equation in slope-intercept form for (-3,2) and is perpendicular to y=-4x+2

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Question 1065194: write an equation in slope-intercept form for (-3,2) and is perpendicular to y=-4x+2

Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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1) y = -4x + 2
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A line perpendicular to equation 1 has a slope equal to the negative reciprocal of equation 1's slope
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equation 1's slope is -4 so the negative reciprocal is 1/4
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we are give the point (-3,2), therefore
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2 = -3/4 + b
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b = 11/4
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The slope intercept form of our line is
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y = x/4 + (11/4)
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