SOLUTION: For line y=mx+b , where m > 0 and b < 0 , what change would occur if b is multiplied by -1 and m remains the same ?

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Question 556835: For line y=mx+b , where m > 0 and b < 0 , what change would occur if b is multiplied by -1 and m remains the same ?
Answer by JBarnum(2146)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
it becomes a different line but is paralell to first line
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