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identify an equation in point-slope form for the line perpendicular to y= 4x - 9 that passes through (-5, 3)

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Hello there!

The slopes of perpendicular lines are opposite reciprocals. It means we take the slope of the given line, flop it over and make it negative.

And then just plug in the points:

y-y1=m(x-x1)

y-3=-1/4x-(-5)

y-3=-1/4x+5

Hope this helps!

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