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In each of the questions, a question is followed by two statements I and II. Give your answer
Is the slope of the straight line equal to $$\frac{3}{5}$$ ?
I. The straight line is passing through the point (3,5)
II. The straight line perpendicular to 5x - 3y + 4 = 0
To find the slope, you divide the difference of the y-coordinates of 2 points on
a line by the difference of the x-coordinates of those same 2 points.
In statement I no coordinates are given for line.
II.
$$5x-3y+4=0.$$
or,$$5x+4=3y.$$
or,$$\ \frac{\ 5}{3}x+\frac{\ 4}{3}=y.$$
The slope of the line perpendicular to this one will have a slope equal to the negative reciprocal.
The perpendicular slope is $$-\ \frac{\ 3}{5}.$$
Plug the new slope and the given point into the slope-intercept form to find the y-intercept.
$$5=-\ \frac{\ 3}{5}\times3+b$$
or,$$\ \frac{\ 34}{5}=b$$.
$$y=-\ \frac{\ 3}{5}x+\frac{\ 34}{5}.$$
So, Option B is correct choice.
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