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Find the equation of a line that is perpendicular to 5x + y = -4 and contains the point (0, -45). Please show all of your work and write your answer in slope-intercept form.
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Find the equation of a line that is perpendicular to 5x + y = -4 and contains the point (0, -45).
slope of the line 5x+y=-4 is -5.
Slope of the line perpendicular to 5x+y=-4 is 1/5.
The equation is y-(-45)=1/5 (x-0).
y+45=x/5.
y=x/5-45.