document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=428641>Question 428641</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the answer for Perpendicular to 3x -5y=1? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #297904 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><B>htmentor(1343)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=htmentor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=297904\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Put the equation in standard form:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A perpendicular line will have a slope which is the negative reciprocal:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = -(1/(3/5)) = -5/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So one equation of a perpendicular line would be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (-5/3)x + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note that there are infinitely many perpendicular lines, each with a different y-intercept. </SPAN>\n" );
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