Answer:
y = -1/5x - 1
Step-by-step explanation:
Perpendicular lines slopes are negative reciprocals of each other.
Write the given equation in the slope-intercept form: y = mx + b
5x - y = 3
-y = -5x + 3
y = 5x - 3 multiply by -1
The slope of the given line is 5 ( the coefficient of the x-term).
The slope of the new equation will -1/5 (this is the negative reciprocal of 5).
Next find "b" using y = mx + b, the new slope -1/5 and the point (0, -1)
y = mx + b
-1 = -1/5(0) + b
-1 = 0 + b
-1 = b
Now write the equation y = -1/5x - 1
