document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=700272>Question 700272</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Is there a relationship between the sign (positive or negative) of the slope of a line and the angle the line makes with the x-axis? For example, if you graph y = 3x + 5, versus the graph of y = -3x + 5. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #431752 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=431752\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> take the equation y=mx+b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if m is positive the line will rise from the third quadrant to the first quadrant.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if m is negative the line will rise from the fourth quadrant to the second quadrant.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When the value of | b | the y intercept increases the angle made by the line with X axis increase. </SPAN>\n" );
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