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Slopes and Quadrants

by Tryingmybest » Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:19 am
Does positive slope mean a line will be in I and III Quadrants and will not lie in the II and IV quadrants?


Does Negative slope mean a line will be in II and IV quadrants and will not lie in the I and III Quadrants ?

Please help me out on this ..
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Re: Slopes and Quadrants

by logitech » Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:32 am
Tryingmybest wrote:Does positive slope mean a line will be in I and III Quadrants and will not lie in the II and IV quadrants?


Does Negative slope mean a line will be in II and IV quadrants and will not lie in the I and III Quadrants ?

Please help me out on this ..
Y = ax + b

a>0 positive slope

a<0 negative slope



depending on "b", a line can be in each quadrants no matter what its slope is
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by Tryingmybest » Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:39 am
Thanks Logitech
The Reason I asked is because of the solution which Stuart gave in this link
https://www.beatthegmat.com/coordinate-g ... 23310.html

But Now I understood the concept.
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