Question

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Which of the following is equivalent to a slope of negative four?

a) slope equals negative four over negative one

b) slope equals negative one over negative four

c) slope equals negative four over positive one

d) slope equals positive one over negative four

Answer 1

slope = rise over run

Answer 2

I know that

Answer 3

a positive slope goes from lower left to upper right and vice versa....


a negative slope goes from upper left to lower right and vice versa...

Answer 4

that goes for the slope of a line:)

Answer 5

ok so..

Answer 6

You will only get a negative slope if and only if either the numerator (rise) OR the denominator (run) is negative... Only one of them is negative...

Answer 7

its b?

Answer 8

no, only one of them is negative, the other one is positive..

Answer 9

so it has to be the one that says negative and its not b so its d?

Answer 10

If you look at it

\[\frac{ -y }{ x } = -\left( \frac{ y }{ x } \right) = \frac{ y }{ -x }\]

Is this equality right?

Answer 11

yes it is.

Answer 12

so the answer could either be C or D:)

Answer 13

its d right

Answer 14

the graph of a line could either go from left to right or right to left. There's no distinct direction. So the two of them can be correct. Solve C and Solve D. You'll get Negative four on both of them:)

Answer 15

I got d

Answer 16

if that's your choice:)

Answer 17

yes but is that correct because if I get this wrong I fail

Answer 18

Both of them are right so you'll pass don't worry. Sorry if i'm not that much of a help...

Answer 19

you are good thanks