SOLUTION: which line is perpendicular to 3y=5x-1

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Question 1116618: which line is perpendicular to 3y=5x-1
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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which line is perpendicular to 3y=5x-1
Solve for "y":
y = (5/3)x-(1/3)
slope = 5/3
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slope of every line perpendicular to the given line = -3/5
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Example:
Perpendicular line::y = (-3/5)x
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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