document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=203778>Question 203778</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the slope of a line perpendicular to a line with y = 3x - 5? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The  slope  intercept  form  is  ,,,,,y=mx+b,,,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "fitting  the  form,,,,m=3,,,,slope<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to  be  perpendicular,  a  line  must  have  negative  reciprocal  slope,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m(2) = -1/m(1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in  this  case,,,m(2) =-1/3= (-1/3)<BR>\n" );
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