SOLUTION: what is the slope of any line perpendicular to 8x+9y=3 in the standard (x,y) coordinate plane?

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Question 895906: what is the slope of any line perpendicular to 8x+9y=3 in the standard (x,y) coordinate plane?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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(1) Solve for y, and then the coefficient on x is the slope.

(2) From standard form, Ax+By=C, the slope is -A%2FB.