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What is the slope of a line perpendicular to the line whose equation is 4x+5y=354x+5y=35. Fully simplify your answer.

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The perpendicular slope is expressed as the negative reciprocal of the slope or − 1 m. In this scenario, the slope, or m, is −4 so the slope of the perpendicular line is − 1 −4 which simplifies to 1 4

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