SOLUTION: Hi I was wondering if somebody could help me find the equation of a line perpendicular to y=-5x+1 and passing through (-10,3).

Question 475820: Hi I was wondering if somebody could help me find the equation of a line perpendicular to y=-5x+1 and passing through (-10,3).
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
perpendicular to y=-5x+1 and passing through (-10,3).
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All lines perpendicular to that line have slope m = 1/5
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Find the intercept using: y = mx + b
3 = (1/5)*-10 + b
3 = -2 + b
b = 5
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Equation you want:
y = (1/5)x + 5
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cheers,
Stan H.
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