A line perpendicular to y=4x+6 has a slope of the additive opposite of the reciprocal of the slope:
- 1/(4)
Now use y - y1 = m(x - x1) to find the equation.
y - 6 = -1/4(x - 2)
y - 6 = -x/4 + 1/2
y = -x/4 + 13/2
what line queation would pass through (2,6) and is perpendicular to y=4x+6
2 answers
x/4?