SOLUTION: if two lines are perpendicular, then the slope of one is the negative reciprocal of the slope of the other. what is the slope of the line that is perpendicular to the line 5x-2y=7.

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Question 1139845: if two lines are perpendicular, then the slope of one is the negative reciprocal of the slope of the other. what is the slope of the line that is perpendicular to the line 5x-2y=7.
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if two lines are perpendicular, then the slope of one is the negative reciprocal of the slope of the other. what is the slope of the line that is perpendicular to the line 5x-2y=7.
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Find the slope, m, of the given line.
then it's -1/m