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Which lines have slope(-4/5) and contain point (0,1)?

Answer 1

@SmoothMath

Answer 2

help

Answer 3

@dayday2013 One of the lines in the diagram does not pass through the point (0,1). Which one is it?

Answer 4

bc

Answer 5

Line BC passes through the point (0,1).

Question: Does Line BC has a positive or negative slope?
In other words, is line BC rising or falling as you view it from left to right?

Answer 6

falling

Answer 7

line ce

Answer 8

Yes, so line BC passes through the point (0,1) and has a negative slope.
It fits these conditions: Which lines have slope(-4/5) and contain point (0,1)?

Answer 9

Line CE is rising and has a positive slope so it cannot be the line that is the answer to the posted question.

Answer 10

so the answer is both bc and ce
the answer choices is
A) BC and CE
B)CE
C)BC
D)AD

Answer 11

Now, we have an interesting dilemma.

What does this mean: Which lines have slope(-4/5) and contain point (0,1)?

Does it mean:

Which lines have the following: a) slope -4/5
b) contains (0,1) ?
That is a two-part question.

Or, does the question mean the following:
Which line has both these properties: slope -4/5 and also contains (0,1)

The interpretation determines the answer to the question.

Answer 12

Check your problem source and determine if you wrote the question correctly. Are there any commas you did not include?

Answer 13

On the answer you chose --> A) BC and CE
both lines pass through point (0,1) but only one of the lines has a negative slope.