Answer:
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Step-by-step explanation:
a) To make a perpendicular line with the given linear equation, use the reciprocal of the slope, which is -(1/3) in this case.
So the equation for the first one is y = -(1/3)x
To find what x equals when going through the point (x, 4), plug in 4 for y and solve
y = -(1/3)x
4 = -(1/3)x
4/-(1/3) = -(1/3)x/-(1/3)
-12 = x
So, when y = 4, x = -12
b) Do the same thing for a, use the reciprocal for the slope for the perpendicular line, -4.
This makes the second equation y = -4x
Then plug 4 in for y again, instead using -4 as the slope
y = -4x
4 = -4x
4/-4 = -4x/-4
-1 = x
This shows that when y = 4, x = -1
