SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line perpendicular to the graph of the equation y= -5x + 9?

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Question 753248: Find the slope of the line perpendicular to the graph of the equation
y= -5x + 9?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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the slope of the line perpendicular to the graph of the given equation will be negative reciprocal of its slope
y=+-5x+%2B+9 the slope of this line is m=-5
so, the slope of the line perpendicular to this line is m%5B1%5D=-%281%2F-5%29 =>
m%5B1%5D=1%2F5%29