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In the xy-plane, line L passes through the origin and is perpendicular to the line 4x + y =k where k is a constant. If the two lines intersect at the point (t, t+1), what is the value of t?

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In the xy-plane, line L passes through the origin and is perpendicular to the line 4x + y =k where k is a constant. If the two lines intersect at the point (t, t+1), what is the value of t?

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Step1 : Find the equation of line L.

Equation of a line can be found out in 2 ways.
1. If we know one point and an intersection
2. If we ...

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