document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=199103>Question 199103</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find an equation of a line perpendicular to 2x-5y=20? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope of 2x-5y=20 is +2/5.  Lines perpendicular to it will have a slope, m, that's the negative inverse, = -5/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Those lines are y = (-5/2)x + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b can be any value, there are an infinite number of lines that fit the specs. </SPAN>\n" );
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