Question

What is the slope of the line perpendicular to the given line?
5x - 2y = 14

Answer 1

`-(2)/(5).`

Explanation:

1) if to re-write the given equation into slope-interception form, then:

`y=(5)/(2)x-7;`

the slope of the given line is 5/2;

2) according to the rule of perpendicular, the required slope should be:

s*(5/2)=-1;

3) if to solve this equation (s*5/2=-1), then s=-2/5 or -0.4.