SOLUTION: find the line perpendicular to the lines: y=-4x+2 y=x-3

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Question 109939: find the line perpendicular to the lines:
y=-4x+2
y=x-3
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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y=-4x+2 has a slope of -4 so a perpendicular line has a slope of 1/4.
y=x-3 has a slope of 1 so a perpendicular line has a slope of -1.