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State whether the slope of the line is positive, negative, zero, or undefined.

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State whether the slope of the line is positive, negative, zero, or undefined. Imported-example-1

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Answer:

The correct answer option is negative slope.

Explanation:

When the line is sloping down from left to right, it means the slope has a negative value. It means that a negative change in y is related with a positive change in x.

A line going up from left to right has a positive slope.

A parallel line to x-axis (horizontal line) has a zero slope.

While a line parallel to y-axis (vertical line) has an undefined slope.



User Dorkmania
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The slope of the line is equal to
\tan \alpha, where angle
\alpha is angle of line incline to the positive x-direction.

  • When
    \alpha is acute, then slope is positive;
  • When
    \alpha is obtuse, then slope is negative;
  • When
    \alpha is right, then slope is undefined;
  • When
    \alpha is zero, then slope is equal to 0.

In your case angle of inclination is obtuse and slope is negative.

Answer: correct choice is B