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What is the slope of a line perpendicular to the line whose equation is 10 x + 6 y = − 84 10x+6y=−84.

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Answer:

3/5

Explanation:

The equation of a line is written as

y = mx + b where

m is the slope

b is the y-intercept.

We put the given equation above in that form

10x + 6y = - 84

6y = -10x - 84

Divide both sides by 6

y = -10x/6 - 84/6

y = -5x/3 - 14

y = -5/3x - 14

The slope of this line is -5/3

But we are told that: the slope of the line is perpendicular to the line

Hence: we find the reciprocal of , -5/3

This is = 3/5

Therefore, the slope of a line perpendicular to the line whose equation is 10x + 6y = −84 is 3/5

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