73.0k views
20 votes
State the slope of the line perpendicular to the line -2x+5y=12

User Yash Gupta
by
4.5k points

1 Answer

9 votes

Answer:

- 5/2

Explanation:

Arrange this line equation into y = mx + b form m = slope

y = 2/5x + 12/5

then perpindicular line = - 1/m = - 1/ (2/5) = - 5/2

User Shibin Raju Mathew
by
5.1k points