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Answer:

Parallel line:
y=4x+33

Perpendicular line: y =
(-1)/(4)x-1

Explanation:

From the given equation
y=4x-2, the number multiplied by
x is the slope of that equation, so the slope is 4 in this case.

Let's use the point slope form in this question:


{y-y__1}=m({x-x__1})

where
{x__1} and
y__1 are the given points in your question:


{x__1}=-8


{y__1} = 1

and m is the slope.


Parallel line:

Since parallel means the same slope as the given equation, we put
m = 4 first.


{y-1}=4({x-(-8)})


y=4x+33

This is the equation that is parallel to
y=4x-2 and also passes through
(-8,1).

Perpendicular line:

Since perpendicular means exactly 90° with the given equation, multiplying their slopes and the product will always be
-1.

Let's find m first,


4* m = -1


m = (-1)/(4)

Now using the same point slope form with the same
x__1 and
y__1:


{y-y__1}=m({x-x__1})


{y-1}=(-1)/(4) ({x-(-8)})


y=(-1)/(4)x-1

This is the equation that is perpendicular to
y=4x-2 and also passes through
(-8,1).

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