document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=597764>Question 597764</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which equation produces a line that is perpendicular to the line represented by the function below?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2/5x+9 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #378330 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=378330\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are infinitely many lines that fit this description, but every perpendicular line will have a slope of -5/2. To get this slope, flip the given slope 2/5 to get 5/2 and then change the sign to get -5/2. </SPAN>\n" );
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