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A positive number divided by a negative number is negative. The same happens if you divide a negative number by a positive number - the result will also be negative.yes
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For a negative slope the rise is and the run is positive?
For a negative slope, the rise is negative and the run is positive.
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Positive correlation has a positive slope and negative correlation has a negative slope.
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You know when the slope of a line is negative when m in the slope-intercept form equation y=mx+b is negative. For example, y=-3x+2 has a negative slope since m (which is -3 in this case) is negative. This is the same when finding a positive slope, because if m is positive, then the slope is positive.
Is a slope of a line always positive?
No because the slope of a line can be positive or negative
What will happen to the slope of a line if the line is shifted so that the y intercept increases and the x intercept remains the same?
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What are some Real examples for negative slope and positive slope?
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What are four types of slope?
positive slope negative slope zero slope undefined
For a negative slope what is the rise if the run is positive?
negative
Why the slope of temperature versus pressure graph is positive in some cases and negative in other cases?
If the pressure is increasing then the slope is positive. If the pressure is decreasing then the slope is negative.
What is a line wxtending from the upper lift to the lower right has this type of slope?
The line has a negative slope (or negative gradient).When the angle between the line and the positive direction of Ox is obtuse then the slope is negative. Conversely, when the angle is acute, the slope is positive.
Steeper lines have a?
larger slope if positive and a smaller slope if negative
Is the inverse of a line with positive slope a line with negative slope?
Never.
What does it mean for a line to have a negative slope?
If a line has a negative slope it is going 'down hill' and if it has a positive slope it is going 'up hill'
What is the positive slop?
A positive slope goes upwards whereas a negative slope goes down wards
How do you tell wheater a slope is positive or negative?
A slope is positive or negative based on if the line goes from the upper left corner down to the lower right corner or right to left. Left is positive right is negative.
What is the four different types of slopes?
positive slope negative slope undefined slope zero slope
What is the property of slope?
The slope of a straight line equation can be positive, negative or neither
Does the graph of this line y-3x-5 have a negative slope or a positive slop?
2
How can you tell from a scatter plot wheather two variables have a positive correlation a negative correlation or no correlation?
Positive correlation = the slope of the scattered dots will rise from left to right (positive slope) Negative correlation = the slope of the scattered dots will fall from left to right (negative slope) No correlation = no real visible slope, the dots are too scattered to tell.
Does a negative line have a different slope than a positive one?
Yes. If the fraction is the same, the negative slope would have at least one negative number, while the positive would have both positive numbers. I'm pretty sure. :)
Does y12x 1 have a negative or positive slope?
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Is the slope negative or positive y 2x plus 3?
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What if the slope is negative already what would be the reciprocal?
It would be the negative of the negative reciprocal. And since the negative of a negative is a posivie, it is the positive reciprocal.. For example, if the slope was -3, the other would be 1/3.
In eighth grade math how do you determine the scope of line as positive negative zero or undefined?
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