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  • 20-10-2015
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Must m, in the equation y=mx+b=, always be a positive number?

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jessicagoeden jessicagoeden
  • 20-10-2015
no it can be a positive or a negative,
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AL2006
AL2006 AL2006
  • 20-10-2015

Of course not. 

If the line rises higher as it goes from left to right,
then its slope ( 'm' ) is positive.

If it sinks lower as it goes from left to right,
then its slope ( 'm' ) is negative.

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