Question

I'll medal and fan for help!
What is the slope of a line perpendicular to the line with equation y = 5x - 2?

A. 5

B. -1/5

C. -2

D. -5

Answer 1

perpendicular lines have negative reciprocal slopes. y=mx+b where m is slope. For the given line m=5. Now you need to find a negative reciprocal to 5.

Can you find a negative reciprocal to 5?

Answer 2

@sleepyhead314

Answer 3

Hey @pooja195 could you help?

Answer 4

hey, pooja is not going to give you answers xD

Answer 5

I'm not asking for answers, I'm asking for help.

Answer 6

*perpendicular slopes are the Flipped Opposite

Answer 7

Just find the opposite of 5

Answer 8

@CheesecakeKitten what is the opposite of 5?

Answer 9

Hello? .-.

Answer 10

lol, Pooja! "Patience" is the key XD

Answer 11

:P

Answer 12

I wanna answer it '-'

Answer 13

Yes Ma'am '-'

Answer 14

@CheesecakeKitten
flipped opposite of the original slope (5)


for example if it was 3, the new slope would be -1/3
if it was 7, the new slope would be -1/7

so what if it was 5, what would the new slope be?

Answer 15

They might be afk

Answer 16

Maybe.

Answer 17

-5

Answer 18

Well done

Answer 19

hint: 5=5/1.
now flip the fraction and add -.

what do you get?

Answer 20

I was waiting for her to answer the question of what is the opposite of 5

Answer 21

oh sorry

Answer 22

XD

Answer 23

Then i was gonna say put one for it