SOLUTION: What is the slope of a line perpendicular to the line with equation 5x-y=7?

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Question 205676: What is the slope of a line perpendicular to the line with equation 5x-y=7?
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, jojo14344:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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What is the slope of a line perpendicular to the line with equation 5x-y=7?
The given line has slope = 5
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Any line perpendicular to it must have slope = -1/5
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by jojo14344(1513) About Me  (Show Source):
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Given Line, 5x-y=7%28red%28EQN1%29%29
Via Slope-Intercept Form, y=mx%2Bb, wheresystem%28b=slope%29

highlight%285%29x-7=y, m%5B1%5D=5

*Remember, for perpendicular lines, Slope, m%5B2%5D
equals negative reciprocal of slope, m%5B1%5D
---> m%5B2%5D=-1%2Fm%5B1%5D=red%28-1%2F5%29, Answer

Thank you,
Jojo