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OpenStudy (volleyballlover55):

helppp!

OpenStudy (adonine):

whith what?

OpenStudy (volleyballlover55):

OpenStudy (adonine):

welp.................

OpenStudy (volleyballlover55):

???

OpenStudy (volleyballlover55):

@Mehek14

OpenStudy (volleyballlover55):

@.Mehek.

OpenStudy (volleyballlover55):

@Mojojojo15

OpenStudy (mojojojo15):

Its a straight line so it's linear but you can figure out if it's decreasing or not

OpenStudy (volleyballlover55):

is it linear decreasing? :)

OpenStudy (volleyballlover55):

@Michele_Laino

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

hint: the slope is a negative real number

OpenStudy (mojojojo15):

You can figure it out by looking to see if it's negative or not

OpenStudy (volleyballlover55):

yes

OpenStudy (volleyballlover55):

its negative.

OpenStudy (mojojojo15):

So then what do you think it is?

OpenStudy (volleyballlover55):

Linear decreasing!?

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

hint: as we can see from the drawing, if \(x\) increases, then \(y\) decreases, namely: \[\huge \frac{{\Delta y}}{{\Delta x}} < 0\]

OpenStudy (volleyballlover55):

ok ... so its linear increases?

OpenStudy (mojojojo15):

Do you really think it's increasing?

OpenStudy (volleyballlover55):

well if its not decreasing then it has to be increasing..

OpenStudy (mojojojo15):

What makes you so sure it's not decreasing?

OpenStudy (volleyballlover55):

i said if its linear decreasing? you guys said no...

OpenStudy (mojojojo15):

Nuuu

OpenStudy (mojojojo15):

Reread

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

example: here is a linear function: \(y=-2x+5\) then we have: \[\huge \frac{{\Delta y}}{{\Delta x}} = - 2 < 0\]

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

and here is its graph: |dw:1465406305311:dw|

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

oops... |dw:1465406393541:dw|

OpenStudy (volleyballlover55):

ohhhhhh..

OpenStudy (volleyballlover55):

so its LINEAR DECREASINGG!! :)

OpenStudy (mojojojo15):

Does it make sense with her graph and example? I was trying to do that but it wouldn't let me :(

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

correct!

OpenStudy (mojojojo15):

Yes

OpenStudy (volleyballlover55):

yay! next :)

OpenStudy (volleyballlover55):

@Michele_Laino

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

drawings are very tiny, please post one drawing at a time

OpenStudy (volleyballlover55):

ok..

OpenStudy (volleyballlover55):

OpenStudy (volleyballlover55):

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

hint: when the driver spent 2 hours of his time to make shopping, then the covered space didn't change, so you have to look for a graph which contains a flat portion, like this: |dw:1465407072809:dw|

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