Question

What is the slope perpindicular to line 5x+3

Answer 1

`-(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)`