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find the perpendicular slope (just slope no equation) to -10 + 1/5x = y
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To find the slope of the line given by the equation \(-10 + \frac{1}{5}x = y\), we can identify the slope directly from the equation in slope-intercept form \(y = mx + b\).
Here, the slope \(m\) is \(\frac{1}{5}\).
The slope of a line that is perpendicular to another line is the negative reciprocal of the original slope. Thus, the perpendicular slope is:
\[
-\frac{1}{\left(\frac{1}{5}\right)} = -5
\]
So, the perpendicular slope is \(-5\).
Here, the slope \(m\) is \(\frac{1}{5}\).
The slope of a line that is perpendicular to another line is the negative reciprocal of the original slope. Thus, the perpendicular slope is:
\[
-\frac{1}{\left(\frac{1}{5}\right)} = -5
\]
So, the perpendicular slope is \(-5\).