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Answer:

y=-4x+16

Explanation:

Okay, so a perpendicular line has an opposite reciprocal slope.

The slope for the first line is x/4, but I like to write it as 1/4x, since it's easier to look at.

The opposite reciprocal for 1/4x is -4x

So far, we have y=-4x+ [ ]

To find the remaining b value, we can use the given point intersection.

plug in the x and y values given (4, -1) and solve for b.

The equation for the perpendicular line is y=-4x+16

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