The line given by the equation y=5x+2 is perpendicular to the line given by which of the equations below?

perpendicular lies have negative reciprocal slopes
M=5 so m=-1/5
Choice D
D
the equation of a line in slope-intercept form is
y = mx + c ( m is the slope and c the y-intercept )
y = 5x + 2 is in this form with m = 5
Given a line with slope m then the slope of a line perpendicular to it is
perpendicular slope = - [tex]\frac{1}{m}[/tex] = - [tex]\frac{1}{5}[/tex]
the only equation from the list with this slope is equation D