
Kid W.
asked 09/09/19Which equation represents a line which is perpendicular to the line y = 4 x − 7 y=4x−7?
1 Expert Answer
Arundhati P. answered 09/10/19
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Perpendicular lines have a slope that is the negative reciprocal of the given line.
For example, if a given line has the slope 3/2, the the perpendicular line would have the slope -2/3.
For the given line: y = 4x - 7, the perpendicular line would have a slope of -1/4
There isn't enough info in the question to determine the y-intercept. Literally, any y-intercept could work and the line would still be perpendicular. Is the line supposed to pass through a certain point?
Your answer would be something like: y = -1/4 x + b
b is the y-intercept...if your question paper is multiple choice, choose the answer with the slope of -1/4. If it's supposed to pass through a certain point (x,y) replace x and y with the values in that point and solve for b to get the y-intercept.
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Mark H.
Something is missing here---you just give the same equation twice. If one equation is perpendicular to the other, the its slope will be the negative inverse of the other. Example: one line has a slope of 2. A perpendicular line will have a slope of -1/209/09/19