Slope of Line

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Slope of Line

by piyush_nitt » Sun May 10, 2009 12:08 am
Does line k intersect quadrant II?

a. Slope of k is -1/6
b. Y intercept of k is -6

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Re: Slope of Line

by chetanojha » Sun May 10, 2009 12:29 am
A. only gives your slope of the line. But you need co-rodinateds to decide if it pass through any quadrant.
B. not information about any other co-ordinate.

Together, using slope and Y-intercept we can find out the co-ordinate by subtituting x=0 and themn y=0. Sufficient.

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quote="piyush_nitt"]Does line k intersect quadrant II?

a. Slope of k is -1/6
b. Y intercept of k is -6[/quote]