SOLUTION: Find an equation for the line perpendicular to 2x + 5y - 3 = 0, with the same y-intercept as 2x + 3y + 6 = 0?

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Question 942909: Find an equation for the line perpendicular to 2x + 5y - 3 = 0, with the same y-intercept as 2x + 3y + 6 = 0?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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The slope of a line perpendicular to 2x+5y-3=0 would be 5%2F2; and the y-intercept of 2x+3y+6=0 would be...
3y=-2x-6
y=-2x/3-2
.... is 2.

Directly using slope intercept form,
y=%285%2F2%29x%2B2
is the equation you want.