SOLUTION: what is the slope of the line perpendicular to y= -3x+5

SOLUTION: what is the slope of the line perpendicular to y= -3x+5

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Question 900611: what is the slope of the line perpendicular to y= -3x+5
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y=-3x+5
compare with equation y= mx+b
slope m = -3
A perpendicular to this line will have a slope which is negative reciprocal of this slope
which is 1/3
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