How do you write the slope-intercept form of an equation of the line that passes through the given point and is perpendicular to the equation given (-4,-3), #4x + y=7 #?
1 Answer
May 24, 2015
Line 1: y = -4x + 7
Slope of the Line 2 that is perpendicular to Line 1 is 4
y2 = 4x + b. Find b.
Write Line 2 passes at point (-4, -3):
-3 = -16 + b -> b = 16 - 3 = 13
Equation of Line 2: y2 = 4x + 13.