SOLUTION: Find the equation of the line m which is perpendicular to the line y=2/5x + 2/3 and has 1/5 as it's y-intercept. Thank You

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Question 1061297: Find the equation of the line m which is perpendicular to the line y=2/5x + 2/3 and has 1/5 as it's y-intercept. Thank You
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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Slope of the given line is 2%2F5.
Slope of any line perpendicular to it, in the plane, is negative reciprocal, in this case, will be -5%2F2.

y=mx%2Bb----------y-intercept is (0,b).


Yours:
y=-%285%2F2%29x%2B1%2F5