Question

On a number line, a number, b, is located the same distance from 0 as another number, a, but in the opposite direction. The

number b varies directly with the number a. For example b = 2 when a = -2. Which equation represents this direct
variation between a and b?
b = -a
-b= -a
b - a = 0
b(-a)=0​

Answer 1

b=-a

Explanation:

we know that b is located the same distance from 0 as another number, a, but in the opposite direction.

so the sum of the two numbers equal zero

a+b=0

a=-b or b=-a