Question

Can a negative slope be the same as a positive slope?
For example, is -4 the same as positive 4 slope.

Answer 1

What do you think?

Answer 2

i think no

Answer 3

I dont think they equal the same

Answer 4

-4 is not equal to 4

Answer 5

You are both right!

Answer 6

yeah if you take the absolute value of both

Answer 7

ya becase the are going in cdeffernet derctions

Answer 8

Yes, negative slopes down and positive slopes up.

Answer 9

wait, so is 4/3 the same as -4/3.

Answer 10

Nope.

Answer 11

so they are different.

Answer 12

very

Answer 13

Thanks everyone!

Answer 14

:)

Answer 15

Yes. They are opposites of each other.

Answer 16

Recall $$\huge a +(-a)=0$$

Answer 17

The only number that is the same as its opposite is 0

Because 0 is neither positive nor negative.

Answer 18

$$-0=0$$

Answer 19

Does that^ make sense?