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What is the slope of a line perpendicular to 5y + 3x = 15

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Using the slope-intercept form, the slope is −35 . The equation of a perpendicular line to y=−3x5+3 y = - 3 x 5 + 3 must have a slope that is the negative reciprocal of the original slope.

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