Question

What is the slope of the perpendicular line to 8x - 3y = -9

Answer 1

-3/8

Explanation:

8x-3y=-9

3y=8x-(-9)

3y=8x+9

y=8/3x+9/3

y=8/3x+3

perpendicular means negative reciprocal of the current slope,

and the negative reciprocal of 8/3 is -3/8.