document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=116518>Question 116518</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a)The Graph of a linear equation ___________ has an x-intercept. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) If y varies directly with x, the constant of variation k is ________negative.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c) Complete the Statement: \"The difference between undefined slope and zero slope is___\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d) Complete the Statement: \"The slope of the line tells you____\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #84742 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=84742\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a. Sometimes. y=5 has no x intercept. y=x+1 has an x intercept of x=-1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. Sometimes. y=5x has a positive constant. y=-5x has a negative constant. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. A zero slope has no rise and is a horizontal line while an undefined slope has no run and is a vertical line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. the rise over the run or what angle it makes with the y axis. Small slope values are shallow and have small angles with the y axis while large slope values are steep and make large angles with the y axis.   </SPAN>\n" );
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