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Answer: second option.
Step-by-step explanation:
The equation of the line in slope-intercept form is:
[tex]y=mx+b[/tex]
Where m is the slope of the line and b the y-intercept.
We know that we can calculate the slope with:
[tex]m=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}[/tex]
Therefore, keeping the above on mind, you have that:
- If the line moves upward from the left to right, then the slope is positive.
- If the line moves down from the left to right, then the slope is negative.
Then, if the slope described moves 3 units down and 5 units to the right, the it is negative. Therefore:
[tex]m=-\frac{3}{5}[/tex]
Answer:
[tex]-\frac{3}{5}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
We are to identify the slope of a line which is described as:
'down 3 and right 5'
We know that a straight line which is sloping downwards from left to right has a negative slope.
And a straight line which goes upwards from left to right side has a positive slope.
According to the describe slope of a line, it goes 3 units down and 5 units right so it makes a negative slope which is equal to [tex]-\frac{3}{5}[/tex].