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Find the slope and y-intercept of the line that is perpendicular to y= -2/3 x+5 and passes through the point (5,7)

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Answer:

slope = 3/2, y-interecept = -.5

Explanation:

To find a perpendicular line, just take the current slope (-2/3) and find the opposite reciprocal of 3/2. Then, you can just slowly find your way to the y-intercept through subtraction (or division if you'd rather, both are much quicker than the way most textbooks would tell you - remember, in math, there is no one set way!)

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