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What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to line m? The equation of line m is 3x−5y=−4.
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What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to line m?

The equation of line m is 3x−5y=−4.

What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to line m? The equation of line-example-1
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y = -3/5x+4/5 would work. The slope would basically have to be the negative reciprocal of the first equation's 3/5x slope.
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The correct answer is -5/3
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