Question

If slope of a line is 5, then slope of line perpendicular to the line is dash

Answer 1

The slope of a line that is perpendicular to another line is the negative reciprocal of the slope of the original line.

If the slope of the line is \( m = 5 \), then the slope of the line that is perpendicular to it is:

\[
m_{\text{perpendicular}} = -\frac{1}{m} = -\frac{1}{5}
\]

So, the slope of the line perpendicular to the line with a slope of 5 is \(-\frac{1}{5}\).