Question

A walking path across a park is represented by the equation y = -4x+10. A
new path will be built perpendicular to this path. The paths will intersect at
the point (4.-6). Identify the equation that represents the new path.
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10
10
O A. y -**-5
B. y --4x+10
C. y - 4x-22
O D. v-**-7

Answer 1

first invert fraction of the slope from 4/1 to 1/4 and switch sign. then figure out the y-intercept

the algebraic approach would work like this:

-4x + 10 = 1/4x + b

plug in what you got, here: the intersection information

-4*(4) + 10 = 1/4*(4) + b

-16 + 10 = 1 + b

-6 = 1 + b

-7 = b