The tee for the sixth hole on a golf course is 305 yards from the tee. on that hole, marsha hooked her ball to the left, as sketched below. find the distance between marsha’s ball and the hole to the nearest tenth of a yard.
a. 96.4 yd
b. 120.1 yd
c. 167.1 yd
d. 181.8 yd

c. y = 1/4 x + 5

step-by-step explanation:

first, put the equation of the line on the graph into slope-intercept form

(y = mx + b):   y = -4x + 8

second, a perpendicular line has to have "an opposite/reciprocal slope" to the original slope. so, find the "m" value in your original equation (it's -4, right? )

original slope: m = -4   perpendicular slope: change the sign to its opposite and find the reciprocal ("flip" the number)

new slope is now positive (b/c the original slope was negative 4), and it's 1/4 (not the original slope of 4 or 4/1)