SOLUTION: given the line 5y=-x-5 find the slope/ intercept formula of the line perpendicular to the given line through the point (-1, -3)

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Question 1070087: given the line 5y=-x-5
find the slope/ intercept formula of the line perpendicular to the given line through the point (-1, -3)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39623) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y=-x%2F5-1

y=mx%2Bb
b=y-mx

For "perpendicular", slope would be negative reciprocal of the slope for the given equation.

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y=5x%2B%28y-mx%29
y=5x%2B%28-3-5%28-1%29%29
highlight%28y=5x%2B2%29

Your other question works the same way.