SOLUTION: What is the slope intercept form of a line that passes through point (1,2) and is perpendicular to the graph of y=5x-1?

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Question 299964: What is the slope intercept form of a line that passes through point (1,2) and is perpendicular to the graph of y=5x-1?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Perpendicular lines have slopes that follow this relationship:
m1%2Am2=-1
From line 1,
m1=5 so then
m2=-%281%2F5%29
Use point-slope form of a line,
y-yp=m%28x-xp%29
y-2=-%281%2F5%29%28x-1%29
y-2=-x%2F5%2B1%2F5
y=-x%2F5%2B1%2F5%2B10%2F5
y=-x%2F5%2B11%2F5