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OpenStudy (piercetheveil47):

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OpenStudy (secret-ninja):

Do you see the "+7" and the "+9" in both equations?

OpenStudy (secret-ninja):

The equation of slope is y=mx+b The b is the y intercepts, to these lines intersect at the 9 and 7 of the y axis, making choice C impossible.

OpenStudy (secret-ninja):

You have to wait... I'll explain lol

OpenStudy (secret-ninja):

The first line, the y=-1/2x+9 has a negative slope. The slop is the "m" that I mentioned in the previous reply. Since it is negative, it is going down, so it will intersect at both the y and x intercepts.

OpenStudy (secret-ninja):

The other one, y=x+7 has a positive x, so it goes upwards, and intersects at a negative x. So if one goes up, and the other goes down, they eventually meet. This means that they intersect each other.

OpenStudy (secret-ninja):

Do you want to make a guess now?

OpenStudy (secret-ninja):

Yes! Good job! :D

OpenStudy (secret-ninja):

No problem ^-^

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