SOLUTION: Given the equation 5x + 2y = 7, answer the following questions.
(a) Is the slope of the line described by this equation positive or negative?
(b) As x increases in value, do
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Question 752533: Given the equation 5x + 2y = 7, answer the following questions.
(a) Is the slope of the line described by this equation positive or negative?
(b) As x increases in value, does y increase or decrease?
(c) If x decreases by 2 units, what is the corresponding change in y?
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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Given the equation 5x + 2y = 7, answer the following questions.
y = (-5/2)x + (7/2
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(a) Is the slope of the line described by this equation positive or negative?
slope = -5/2
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(b) As x increases in value, does y increase or decrease?
It decreases
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(c) If x decreases by 2 units, what is the corresponding change in y?
y increases by 5
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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