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The equation of line m is 3x-5y=-4 what is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to line m

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Answer:

First, write your equation in slope-intercept form, or form y = mx + b:

1) Solve for 5y:

3x - 5y = -4

3x + 4 = 5y

2) Divide everything by 5:

y = 3x/5 + 4/5

Now, we got it.

In this line slope is 3/5 because it is multiplier for x, and, the rule is that

m * p = -1

where m is the slope of the line, and p is the slope of the line perpendicular to this.

3) Now, solve there for p by plugging in value for m:

p = -1/m

p = -1 / (3/5) = -5/3

4) Now just write the equation in this form: y = px + b:

y = -5x/3 + b

This is the equation of the line perpendicular to the given one. Hope this helps!

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