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Find the slope of a line perpendicular to the line whose equation is 6x + 5y = -30.

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6x + 5y = - 30


5y = - 6x - 30


y = - (6)/(5) x - 6

Since the slope of this line is -6/5, the slope of a perpendicular line is 5/6. The slopes of perpendicular lines are negative reciprocals.

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