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What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the line represented by the equation y-5x=5? 5 1/5 -1/5 -5
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What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the line represented by the equation y-5x=5?

5
1/5
-1/5
-5

User Dinesh Shah
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Answer:

-1/5

Explanation:

User Azizur Rehman
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Perpendicular lines have negative reciprocal slop to each other.
So first solve for y.
Slope will be the coefficient of x in y=mx+c form.
m is the slope. Then negative reciprocal this slope and in this case the answer is -1/5
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