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What is the solution for this problem?
Write a linear equation perpendicular to y = 4x - 1/3 passing through the point (4,1).
The line y=4x-1/3 has slope 4
The line we want is perpendicular to this line, so its slope will be -1/4
The line we want thus has equation y=(-1/4)x+b , and we need to find b
The line goes through (4,1) , so 1 =(-1/4)(4)+b , 1 = -1 + b and 2=b
The answer is y=(-1/4)x+2
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