SOLUTION: Write the slope intercept equation of the line perpendicular to y= 5x + 1 and goes through the point 5, -3
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Question 1107474: Write the slope intercept equation of the line perpendicular to y= 5x + 1 and goes through the point 5, -3
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Slope intercept form for a line is:
y = mx + b
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Also., if two lines are perpendicular, their slopes and are related by:
(that is, they are negative reciprocals of each other)
The given line has slope
So the line you want to find has slope
The equation of that line can now be written
y = (-1/5)x + b
We need to find b. You can find b by using the fact that the line passes through (5,-3)
-3 = (-1/5)(5) + b
Solve for b and you have the complete equation for the line.
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