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by oquiella » Thu Dec 24, 2015 9:41 am
In the xy-plane, if line k has negative slope and passes through the point (-5,r), is the x-intercept of line k positive?

1. The slope of line k is -5.
2. r>0


Answer: E


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by [email protected] » Fri Dec 25, 2015 7:47 pm
Hi oquiella,

There's a discussion of this question here:

https://www.beatthegmat.com/what-is-the- ... 66784.html

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