SOLUTION: Please help me find this equation: (5,-2) perpendicular to y=5/2x+1

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Question 1000826: Please help me find this equation: (5,-2) perpendicular to y=5/2x+1
Answer by josgarithmetic(39800) About Me  (Show Source):
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Beginning with y=-%282%2F5%29x%2Bb, find b using the point which the line needs to contain:

b=y%2B%282%2F5%29x
b=-2%2B%282%2F5%29%2A5
b=0