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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Write the equation of the line perpendicular to 9x + 2y = 18 and passes through the point (1, 4).

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The given line expression can be written as:\[y=-\frac{9 x}{2}+9 \] The slope for the new line is\[y\text{=}\frac{2}{9}x+b\]Now plug in the coordinates of the point (1,4) into the new line and solve the result for b.

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