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What is the perpendicular slope for y=-5/3+21​

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The perpendicular slope will be the negative reciprocal,

First, negate the slope
-5/3 becomes 5/3

Flip the numerator and denominator to get the reciprocal
5/3 becomes 3/5

3/5 is the perpendicular slope
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