Positive & Negative Slope Question

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Question 1

The following coordinate plane has 5 lines. Each line has 'positive' or 'infinite'.

How many lines are labeled correctly?

Multiple lines with slopes labeled

Answer

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Select and check your answer...

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

Step by Step Solution

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    Step 1

    Looking at the reference picture below, the line on the right has a positive slope.

    Therefore, the slope for this line is correctly labeled.

    positive slope
    positive slope
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    Step 2

    Looking at the reference picture below, the line on the right has a negative slope.

    Therefore, the slope for this line is correctly labeled.

    negative slope
    negative slope
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    Step 3

    Next, looking at the reference picture below, the line on the right has zero slope.

    Therefore, the slope for this line is should be zero and not infinite.

    zero slope
    zero slope
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    Step 4

    Looking at the reference picture below, the line on the right has infinite slope.

    Therefore, the slope for this line is should be infinite and not zero.

    infinite slope
    infinite slope
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    Step 5

    Finally, looking at the reference picture below, the line on the right has negative slope.

    Therefore, the slope for this line is should be negative and not positive.

    negative slope
    negative slope
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    Step 6

    Of all the 5 lines, only 2 are correctly labeled. Hence, the answer is B.