<PRE><B>Question 372123</B>
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Hi,
determine the slope of the line perpendicular to the line: 3x-2y=5
*Note:The standard point-slope form for an equation of a line y = mx + b  
where m is the slope and b the y-intercept. 
3x-2y=5  Solving the given line for y to put into the point-slope format
3x -5 = 2y
(3/2)x - (5/2) = y  Slope of this line is (3/2)
Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals of one another
(-2/3) is the slope of the line perpendicular to the given line

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