SOLUTION: I need help to write an equation of a line perpendicular to the line 12y+15x=6

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Question 144462: I need help to write an equation of a line perpendicular to the line 12y+15x=6
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Solve for y.
12y+15x=6
y=(-15x+6)/12
The slope is obviously -15/12.
A line perpendicular to that line will have a slope that is the negative reciprocal of that slope.
(-1)/(-15/12)=12/15.
A line would be one such as y=(12/15)x+1