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What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the graph of y= 5/3 x + 8?

What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the graph of y= 5/3 x + 8?
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What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the graph of y=
5/3 x + 8?

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User Nikolay Tsonev
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Answer:

-3/5

Explanation:

The slopes of perpendicular lines are negative recipricals

The negative reciprocal of 5/3 is -3/5

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User Tomas Vancoillie
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