Use the following scenario to answer the question below: a remote control car races straight down the street at 26 miles per hour. two hours later, a second remote control car races straight down the same street at 52 miles per hour in pursuit of the first car. from the moment the first car started, how many hours will it take the second car to catch up to the first? what is a reasonable first step in solving this problem?

c. y = 1/4 x + 5

step-by-step explanation:

first, put the equation of the line on the graph into slope-intercept form

(y = mx + b):   y = -4x + 8

second, a perpendicular line has to have "an opposite/reciprocal slope" to the original slope. so, find the "m" value in your original equation (it's -4, right? )

original slope: m = -4   perpendicular slope: change the sign to its opposite and find the reciprocal ("flip" the number)

new slope is now positive (b/c the original slope was negative 4), and it's 1/4 (not the original slope of 4 or 4/1)