document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1083431>Question 1083431</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which of the lines is perpendicular to 3 y = 5x-1?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y= 5x+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=5/3×7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=-3x-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=3/5x+9 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #697417 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=697417\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Divide both sides by 3 and simplify to get y = (5/3)x - 1/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope of this line is 5/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Flip the fraction: 5/3 ----> 3/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Flip the sign: +3/5 -----> -3/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, take the negative reciprocal of 5/3 to get -3/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The perpendicular slope will be -3/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Unfortunately none of your answer choices have a slope of -3/5 so there's a typo somewhere. If I had to guess, I'd say choice C should have -3/5 as the slope instead of -3. Though D could easily be the one with the typo.  </SPAN>\n" );
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