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What is the slope of the line perpendicular to the line with equation 4x-5y+13=0

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Answer:

m = - 5/4

Explanation:

If two lines are perpendicular, their slopes are negative reciprocals, which means that their product is -1

We can write the equation

4*x - 5*y + 13 = 0

as: 5*y = 4*x + 13 or

y = (4/5)*x + 13 (1)

Equation (1) is the equation of a straight line in its slope point form, 4/5 is the slope, according to this the slope of a perpendicular line is

-5/4

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