Answer:
- [tex]\frac{1}{5}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Calculate the slope m using the slope formula
m = [tex]\frac{y_{2}-y_{1} }{x_{2}-x_{1} }[/tex]
with (x₁, y₁ ) = (0, - 4) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (1, 1) ← 2 points on the line
m = [tex]\frac{1-(-4)}{1-0}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{1+4}{1}[/tex] = 5
Given a line with slope m then the slope of a line perpendicular to it is
[tex]m_{perpendicular}[/tex] = - [tex]\frac{1}{m}[/tex] = - [tex]\frac{1}{5}[/tex]
