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Consider the line 5x-8y=8 what is the slope of a line perpendicular to this line what is the slope of a line parallel to this line?

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\text{Let}\ k:y=m_1x+b_1\ \text{and}\ l:y=m_2x+b_2,\ \text{then}\\\\l\ \perp\ k\iff m_1m_2=-1\to m_2=-(1)/(m_1)\\\\l\ \parallel\ k\iff m_1=m_2\\\\\text{Convert the equation to the slope-intercept form}\ y=mx+b.\\\\5x-8y=8\qquad\text{subtract}\ 5x\ \text{from both sides}\\\\-8y=-5x+8\qquad\text{divide both sides by (-8)}\\\\y=(5)/(8)x-1\to m_1=(5)/(8)\\\\perpendicular:\ m_2=-(1)/((5)/(8))=-(8)/(5)\\\\parallel:\ m_2=(5)/(8)

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