The problem
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what is the slope of the line perpendicular to the line given by 3x-5y=8
Answer provided by our tutors
That type of problem is ambiguous because a point must be defined. You can define a point by choosing a value for 'x' and then solving for 'y'... in doing so, we defined the point (1,-1) as lying on the equation '3x-5y=3'. An equation perpendicular to that point is solved by "(y-y1)=m(x-x1)" where x1=1 and y1=-1 (the defined points through which the line will pass).
So the equation for that particular perpendicular line (there would be an unlimited number of perpendicular lines to be chosen):
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