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Perpendicular to y=4x-7; contains the point (4,3)

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Okay, so a general rule for finding perpendicular lines in the form of y = mx + b is y = (-1/m) + b.
First, let's ignore b (-7) because we're going to find that later.
A perpendicular line to y = 4x + b is y = -1/4x + b.
Alright, so now let's plug in the values. They are in the form of (x,y), so let's plug them in accordingly.

3 = -1/4(4) + b
3 = -1 + b
b = 4
y = -1/4x + 4
So a line perpendicular to y = 4x - 7 is y = -1/4x + 4.
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