Question

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Identify the slope of a line that described by:

down 3 and right 5


m=3/5

m=-3/5

m=5/3

m=-5/3

which one is it???

Answer 1

`-(3)/(5)`

Explanation:

We are to identify the slope of a line which is described as:

'down 3 and right 5'

We know that a straight line which is sloping downwards from left to right has a negative slope.

And a straight line which goes upwards from left to right side has a positive slope.

According to the describe slope of a line, it goes 3 units down and 5 units right so it makes a negative slope which is equal to
`-(3)/(5)`.

Answer 2

Answer: second option.

Explanation:

The equation of the line in slope-intercept form is:

`y=mx+b`

Where m is the slope of the line and b the y-intercept.

We know that we can calculate the slope with:

`m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)`

Therefore, keeping the above on mind, you have that:

- If the line moves upward from the left to right, then the slope is positive.

- If the line moves down from the left to right, then the slope is negative.

Then, if the slope described moves 3 units down and 5 units to the right, the it is negative. Therefore:

`m=-(3)/(5)`