document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1025488>Question 1025488</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you work out the gradient of the line perpendicular to the line with the equation y=3x-5?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I have tried plotting the line on a graph where y intercepts the line at -5, but cannot figure out what to do next? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #640768 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=640768\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In this case, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%5Bp%5D%2A3=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%5Bp%5D%2A3=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%5Bp%5D=-1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%5Bp%5D=-1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then use the point slope form,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-%28-5%29=-%281%2F3%29%28x-0%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-%28-5%29=-%281%2F3%29%28x-0%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Complete that for the solution. </SPAN>\n" );
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