You can put this solution on YOUR website! The lines with equations 5x+3y=4 and 2kx-5y=10 are perpendicular
what is the value of k?
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Put both equations in the slope intercept form
5x + 3y = 4
3y = -5x + 4
y = x +
:
2kx - 5y = 10
-5y = -2ks + 2
Divide both sides by -5
y = x - 2
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The slope relationship of perpendicular lines: m1 * m2 = -1, therefore: * = -1 = -1
multiply both sides by 15
-10k = -15
k = -15/-10
k = +1.5
Therefore the 2nd equation:
y = x - 2
y = x - 2
:
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See if the relationship between the two slopes is -1 * = -1
