document.write( "Question 880812: Write an equation for the line perpendicular to y = 5x – 12 that contains (–3, –1).
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Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals.
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"m%5Bp%5D=-1%2F5\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"y%2B1=-%281%2F5%29x-3%2F5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y=-%281%2F5%29x-8%2F5\"$
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