SOLUTION: Determine the equation of each line. Write the answer in slope intercept form the line through (4,0) that is perpendicular to the line x + y=3

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Question 68962: Determine the equation of each line. Write the answer in slope intercept form the line through (4,0) that is perpendicular to the line x + y=3
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+y=3
y=-x+3 this has a slope is -1.
the perpendicular line would have a slope +1.
thus the line through (4,0) with a slope of 1 is:
0=4+b
b=-4
thus the formula is
y=x-4