If m represents the slope of a line in the coordinate geometry plane, does the line intersect quadrant III?
1. |m|=m
2. m^2=3m
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Anaira Mitch wrote:If m represents the slope of a line in the coordinate geometry plane, does the line intersect quadrant III?
1. |m| = m
2. m² = 3m
Target question: Does the line intersect quadrant III?
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Statements 1 and 2 combined
Here are two scenarios that satisfy BOTH statements:
Case a: m = 3
In this case, the answer to the target question is YES, the line DOES intersect quadrant III
Case b: m = 0.
In this case, the answer to the target question is NO, the line does NOT intersect quadrant III
Since we cannot answer the target question with certainty, the combined statements are NOT SUFFICIENT
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