What is the slope of a line perpendicular to the line whose equation is x - y = 5. Fully reduce your answer.

Emeli Hagan

Emeli Hagan

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2020-10-26

What is the slope of a line perpendicular to the line whose equation is xy=5.

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saiyansruleA

saiyansruleA

Skilled2020-10-27Added 110 answers

Slopes on perpendicular lines are reciprocally negative. First, by finding y, we write the given equation in slope intercept form:
xy=5
x5=y
or
y=x5
So, the slope of the given line is 1 which means that the slope of the line perpendicular to it is:
(11)=1

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