Question

What is the slope of the line perpendicular to the given line? 5x - 2y = 14

Answer 1

Answer:

$-\frac{2}{5}.$

Step-by-step explanation:

1) if to re-write the given equation into slope-interception form, then:

$y=\frac{5}{2}x-7;$

the slope of the given line is 5/2;

2) according to the rule of perpendicular, the required slope should be:

s*(5/2)=-1;

3) if to solve this equation (s*5/2=-1), then s=-2/5 or -0.4.