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Which statement is TRUE concerning the slope of the line formed by the hypotenuse of each triangle?

A) The slope formed by AABC has a value that is 2 times greater than the slope formed by ACDE.
B) The slope formed by ACDE has a value that is 2 times greater than the slope formed by AABC.
C) The slope formed by AABC has a slope that is equal to the slope formed by ACDE.
D) None of the above.

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Final answer:

Given the descriptions of the lines representing the hypotenuses of the triangles, the slopes are distinct and neither is necessarily a multiple of the other, meaning the true statement about the slopes is D) None of the above.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question pertains to the concept of slope in the context of triangles on a coordinate plane. A key point here is to recognize that, if two triangles have hypotenuses that lie along the same line, they will share the same slope. However, based on the provided statements indicating increasing and decreasing lines with varying steepness, it seems that we are dealing with two different lines. To determine the truth about the slope of the hypotenuses of triangles AABC and ACDE which the original question implies are different, we will presume they are part of two different lines, Line A and Line B.

Given various descriptions about Line A and Line B, with one being steeper and either increasing or decreasing, we can conclude that the slopes of these lines are distinct. If we identify these lines with the hypotenuses of the two triangles in question, it would mean that they have different slopes. Therefore, the true statement about the slopes would be that they are distinct and neither is necessarily a multiple of the other, rendering options A and B incorrect. The final option, D, would be a suitable choice, as none of the first three statements are correct given the contextual clues. It is important to note that additional information is required to compare the slopes definitively, but based on the provided descriptions, we can infer that the slopes are different.

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