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Write the equation of the line that is perpendicular to y= -1/4 +2 in slope intercept form and passes through the point -4,3
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Write the equation of the line that is perpendicular to y= -1/4 +2 in slope intercept form and passes through the point -4,3

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Assuming that your equation is y= (-1/4)x +2, then the slope of a line perpendicular to this one will be +4.

Thus, y = mx + b becomes 3 = 4(-4) + b, or 19 = b. Then y = 4x + 19 (ans)
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