document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=286166>Question 286166</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you know when to graph a negative or positive line? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #207480 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=207480\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> THE SLOPE OF A LINE IS BASED ON THE m TERM IN THE LINE EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=mX+b. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "IF m IS [+] THE LINE SLOPES FROM THE BOTTOM LEFT TO THE UPPER RIGHT.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "IF m IS [-] THE LINE SLOPES FROM THE BOTTOM RIGHT TO THE UPPER LEFT. </SPAN>\n" );
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