SOLUTION: Please, help me solve this equation. Question 2 Write an equation in slope-intercept form of the line satisfying the given conditions. The line is perpendicular to the l

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Question 89703This question is from textbook Introductory & Intermediate Algebra
: Please, help me solve this equation.

Question 2
Write an equation in slope-intercept form of the line satisfying the given conditions.
The line is perpendicular to the line whose equation is 4x- y = 6 and has the same y-intercept as this line. (Please graph).

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Teha
This question is from textbook Introductory & Intermediate Algebra

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4X-Y=6 OR -Y=-4X=6 OR Y=4X-6 (RED LINE) THIS LINE HAS A SLOPE(m)=4 & A Y INTERCEPT (b)=-6.
A PERPEBDICULAR LINE WILL HAVE A SLOPE OF -1/4 (A NEGATIVE RECIPRICAL OF 4). THE Y INTERCEPT IS THE SAME (-6). THUS THE LINE FORMULA IS:
Y=-X/4-6 (GREEN LINE)
+graph%28+300%2C+300%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+y+=+4x+-6%2C+y=-x%2F4+-6%29+ (graph 300x300 pixels, x from -10 to 10, y from -10 to 10, of TWO functions y = 4x -6 and y = -x/4 -6).