SOLUTION: Find an equation for the line that bisects the given quadrants. (Give your answer in slope intercept form.) II and IV

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Question 514052: Find an equation for the line that bisects the given quadrants. (Give your answer in slope intercept form.)
II and IV
Found 2 solutions by mananth, stanbon:
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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Consider the equation y= mx+b
Since the line bisects two Quadrants It passes through the origin.
the y intercept is =0
so the equation will be y=x
but the line will be from left to right sloping downwards passing the IV quadrant.
so it will have negative slope
The equation will be y=-x
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Ans: y = -x
graph%28400%2C400%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C-x%29
Cheers,
Stan H.
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