SOLUTION: d=3t-2, can you please list the independent variable, slope and y- intercept even though the variables are different? If the coefficient of "t" were negative, how does this change

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Question 313810: d=3t-2, can you please list the independent variable, slope and y- intercept even though the variables are different? If the coefficient of "t" were negative, how does this change the graphical representation of this line?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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d=3t-2,
Can you please list the independent
variable: t
slope: 3
y- intercept: -2
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even though the variables are different?
If the coefficient of "t" were negative, how does this change the graphical representation of this line?
Ans: The slope would be negative. This would make the the line go downhill
as you look at it from left to right.
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Positive slope looks like this:
graph%28400%2C300%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C3x-2%29
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Negative slope looks like this:
graph%28400%2C300%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C-3x-2%29
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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