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What is the slope of a line perpendicular to the line whose equation is 5x -8y = 16?
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What is the slope of a line perpendicular

to the line whose equation is 5x -8y =

16?

User Sagar Sukode
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The slope of a line perpendicular to the line whose equations is 5x-8y=16 is -8/5x. The equation would be y=-8/5x-2.
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The slope of the line perpendicular = -8/5
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