Question

What type of line is the graph of 4x + y = -3?

Vertical

Horizontal

Rising

Falling

Answer 1

Falling.

Answer 2

How is it falling though?

Answer 3

Falling (leaning to the left).

If you transform it to its slope-intercept form, y = mx + b, the equation will look like

y = -4x - 3

Answer 4

A line is vertical if the slope is UNDEFINED. This can be seen if the line's equation is only characterized by x = a

A line is horizontal if the slope is 0. This can be seen if the line's equation is only characterized by y = b

A line is rising if the slope is POSITIVE.

A line is falling if the slope is NEGATIVE

Answer 5

And that means negative is falling, right?

Answer 6

yes your correct