What is the slope of a line perpendicular to the line whose equation is 4x – y = 9

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Step-by-step explanation:

The equation of a line in slope- intercept form is

y = mx + c ( m is the slope and c the y- intercept )

Given

4x - y = 9 ( subtract 4x from both sides )

- y = - 4x + 9 ( multiply through by - 1 )

y = 4x - 9 ← in slope- intercept form

with slope m = 4

Given a line with slope m then the slope of a line perpendicular to it is

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step-by-step explanation:

the denominator cannot be the same as one of the factors.

8 denominator times 2 denominator = 16

and 7 numerator time 11 = 77

77/16= 77/16 ( they cannot be further simplified)

the answer would be 0.54