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What is the slope perpindicular to line 5x+3

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Answer:


-(1)/(5) x+b (b can equal any number- you can use 3)

Explanation:

To find the slope, you take mx (in this case 5x), get the number by itself, flip the sign, then get the reciprocal.

5 -> -5 ->
-(1)/(5)

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