Write the Equation of the Line That Passes Through the Point

question 35

Multiple Choice

Write the equation of the line that passes through the point $P ( 0,0 )$ and is perpendicular to the line $y = -$ $4 x + 10$ .

• A) \(\quad y = 4 x\)
• B) \(y = - \frac { 1 } { 4 } x + 10\)
• C) \(y = \frac { 1 } { 4 } x\)
• D) \(\quad y = - 10 x\)
• E) \(y = - \frac { 1 } { 10 } x\)

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Alfred Wallace

A British naturalist, explorer, and biologist who independently proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection.

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