SOLUTION: What is the equation of the line perpindicular to y=-1/5x+2 that passes through point (10,7)?

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Question 406929: What is the equation of the line perpindicular to y=-1/5x+2 that passes through point (10,7)?
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 y = (-1/5)x + 2  |m = (-1/5)  Line ⊥ to it:  m = 5  (the negative reciprocal)

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 y = 5x + b  |using ordered pair Pt(10,7) to solve for b

7 = 5*10 + b

-43 = b

 y = 5x - 43