SOLUTION: What is the slope of a line perpendicular to the line with equation y = 5x � 2? Please help, I have tried over and over, but still can't figure out the correct answer.

Question 828491: What is the slope of a line perpendicular to the line with equation y = 5x � 2?
Please help, I have tried over and over, but still can't figure out the correct answer.
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y = 5x � 2
compare with equation y= mx+b
m = slope = 5
the slope of perpendicular line will be negative reciprocal of this slope
which is -1/5
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