document.write( "Question 766797: Line m has a negative slope and a negative y-intercept. Line n is parallel to line m and has a positive
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document.write( "The red line (line m) slants downhill to the right, so its\r\n" );
document.write( "slope is negative.  It has a negative y-intercept because\r\n" );
document.write( "it crosses the y-axis below the origin.  The green\r\n" );
document.write( "line (line n) is parallel to line m and has a positive \r\n" );
document.write( "y-intercept because it crosses the y-axis above the origin.\r\n" );
document.write( "Line n crosses the x-axis to the right of the origin at the \r\n" );
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document.write( "Since it is to the right of the origin, \r\n" );
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document.write( "the x-intercept of n must be POSITIVE.\r\n" );
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