(-2,1); perpendicular to y= - 2/5x -4
explain step by step?

  y = (5/2)x + 6

Step-by-step explanation:

The given line has a slope (coefficient of x) of -2/5. The perpendicular line will have a slope that is the negative reciprocal of this:

  -1/(-2/5) = 5/2

Since you are given a point you want the line to go through, the point-slope form of the equation of the line is useful. That form for slope m and point (h, k) is ...

  y = m(x -h) +k

For your slope m=5/2 and point (h, k) = (-2, 1), the equation of the line is ...

  y = 5/2(x +2) +1

  y = 5/2x +6 . . . . . eliminate parentheses