Question

Which statement is true about the slope of the graphed line? A. The slope is negative. B. The slope is positive. C. The slope is zero. D. The slope is undefined.

Answer 1

A. The slope is negative

Explanation:

If you take a look at the line on the graph it is sloping downwards. This indicates the slope is going to be negative,

To find the slope of a line, use the equation,

m = y2 - y1/x2 - x1

To get your y and x values find two points on the graph the line passes through,

For example, this line crosses through points 0, 2, and 1, -1,

(Remember that x comes first when plotting points!),

X values: 0 and 1,

Y values: 2 and -1,

Now that we have some points let's fill in the equation for finding sloe,

m = y2 - y1/x2 - x1

m = -1 - 2/ 1 - 0

Now time to slove,

-1 - 2 = -3

1 - 0 = 1

m = -3/1

-3/1 = -3

m = -3

Therefore the slope of this line is negative. Slope = -3.

Answer 2

The slope is negative because it is going at a downward angle or otherwise a negative path