document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=694015>Question 694015</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the slop of a line perpendicular to x-5y=18? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"y\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (1/5)x - (18/5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope of the given line is 1/5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EVERY line perpendicular to it must have slope = -5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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