Answer
$-\dfrac{1}{5}$
Work Step by Step
RECALL:
The negative reciprocal of a nonzero real number $a$ is $-\dfrac{1}{a}$.
Thus, the negative reciprocal of $5$ is $-\dfrac{1}{5}$.
Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13:
978-0-13417-894-3
Chapter 2 - Section 2.5 - The Point-Slope Form of the Equation of a Line - Concept and Vocabulary Check - Page 162: 4
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