what is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the line represented by the equation y-5x=5?
5
1/5
-1/5
-5
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
-5
OpenStudy (anonymous):
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
thanks, because you answered
OpenStudy (anonymous):
except -5 was wrong
OpenStudy (anonymous):
actually -5 is wrong
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
sorry i thought it was parralell
OpenStudy (angela210793):
two lines are perpendicular when their slopes have the product=-1
so y-5x=5-->y=5+5x
so the slope of the line perpendicular with the line given is 5*x=-1
x=-1/5
OpenStudy (angela210793):
so the slope must be =-1/5
OpenStudy (anonymous):
slope of
\[y=5x+5\] is 5
slope of perp line is
\[-\frac{1}{5}\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
thanks, I'll do that
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
the given line y-5x=5 can also be represented as y=5x+5.
comparing this equation with y=mx+c,where m is the slope,we get the slope as 5.
the condition for two lines to be perpendicular is,product of slopes should be -1.
so the slope of the line perpendicular to the gin=ven equation would be,(-1/5).