Question

HELP? I'll give a medal:) What type of line is the graph of 4x + y = -3?
vertical
horizontal
rising
falling

Answer 1

let's graph it, can you solve it for "y"?

Answer 2

y=-4x-3

Answer 3

ok, let's get a couple of values

x = 0

y = -4(0)-3 => y = -3 so if x =0, y = -3 (0, -3)

x = 2

y = -4(2) -3 => y = -11 so if x = 2, y = -11 (2, -11)

Answer 4

when the graph from LEFT to RIGHT is going down, is so-called "falling"
when the graph from LEFT to RIGHT is going up, is so-called "rising"

Answer 5

so rising??/

Answer 6

well, as you go from left to right, is "y" going UP or DOWN?

Answer 7

down?

Answer 8

down, right, so is "falling", the usual word for it is "decreasing"

Answer 9

yes