<PRE><B>Question 1016700</B>
3x -5y = 8
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first step is to solve this equation for y, this is standard slope intercept form, y = mx + b where m is the slope and b is the y intercept
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5y + 8 = 3x
y = (3x/5) - (8/5)
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the slope of the line perpendicular to 3x - 5y = 8 is the negative reciprocal of the slope(m) of this line
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the slope of 3x -5y = 8 is (3/5), therefore
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(-5/3) is the slope of the line perpendicular to 3x -5y = 8
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