What is the slope of a line perpendicular to the line whose equation is x-y=5 fully simplify your answer.

Whoughton asked Sep 3, 2023

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Given:

The general equation is

The slope of a line perpendicular to the line whose equation x-y=5 is

$\text{slope}=-1$

Mkmitchell answered Sep 7, 2023

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