What is the slope of the line perpendicular to # y=13/5x-3 #?
1 Answer
Dec 21, 2015
Explanation:
The slope of any line perpendicular to a line of slope
In our example, the equation is in slope intercept form, so the slope is easily read as the coefficient of
Hence the slope of any line perpendicular to this line is:
#-1/(13/5) = -5/13#
