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Slope of a line perpendicular to y equals 4x - 6

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Answer:

The slope of the line perpendicular to the given line is =
-(1)/(4)

Explanation:

Given equation of line:


y=4x-6

To find slope of the line perpendicular to the given line.

Solution:

For two line which are perpendicular to to each other is related as :


m_1=-(1)/(m_2)

where
m_1 and
m_2 are the slopes of the line.

The slope of the line given can be determined by comparing it with the standard slope intercept equation which is
y=mx+b where
m represents slope of the line.

Thus, the slope of the given line = 4 as slope is the co-efficient of
x in the equation.

Thus, the slope of the line perpendicular will be given as:


m_1=-(1)/(4)

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