SOLUTION: What is the slop of a line perpendicular to x-5y=18?
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Question 694015: What is the slop of a line perpendicular to x-5y=18?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What is the slope of a line perpendicular to x-5y=18?
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Solve for "y":
y = (1/5)x - (18/5)
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Slope of the given line is 1/5
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EVERY line perpendicular to it must have slope = -5
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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