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The graph in the attachment shows line H. Line J (not shown) does not pass through the first quadrant. Which of the following could be true?

I. line J is perpendicular to line H
II. line J is parallel to line H
III. line J intersect line H in the third quadrant

(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) I and II only
(D) I and III only
(E) I, II, and III

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by ganeshrkamath » Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:55 pm
Mike@Magoosh wrote:The graph in the attachment shows line H. Line J (not shown) does not pass through the first quadrant. Which of the following could be true?

I. line J is perpendicular to line H
II. line J is parallel to line H
III. line J intersect line H in the third quadrant

(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) I and II only
(D) I and III only
(E) I, II, and III

For more practice problems on Coordinate Geometry, as well as a full solution this, see:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/gmat-quant ... questions/

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For line J to pass through the first quadrant, it has to have a positive slope.
I : negative slope
II : positive slope
III : positive slope or negative slope

Choose D

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