Question

What is the slope of the line parallel to the line y = -5/3x + 5?

Answer 1

Answer:

5/3

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

C

Step-by-step explanation:

The equation of a line in slope- intercept form is

y = mx + c ( m is the slope and c the y- intercept )

y = - $\frac{5}{3}$ x + 5 ← is in slope- intercept form

with slope m = - $\frac{5}{3}$

Given a line with slope m then the slope of a line perpendicular to it is

$m_{perpendicular }$ = - $\frac{1}{m}$ = - $\frac{1}{-\frac{5}{3} }$ = $\frac{3}{5}$