SOLUTION: What is the answer for Perpendicular to 3x -5y=1?

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Question 428641: What is the answer for Perpendicular to 3x -5y=1?
Answer by htmentor(1343) About Me  (Show Source):
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Put the equation in standard form:
3x+-+5y+=+1+-%3E+y+=+%283%2F5%29x+-+1%2F5
A perpendicular line will have a slope which is the negative reciprocal:
m = -(1/(3/5)) = -5/3
So one equation of a perpendicular line would be:
y = (-5/3)x + 1
Note that there are infinitely many perpendicular lines, each with a different y-intercept.