SOLUTION: Please help me with this question. Determine if the following statement is true: The graph of the line y=mx+b intersects the x axis exactly once. A. The statement is always true B.

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Question 604638: Please help me with this question. Determine if the following statement is true: The graph of the line y=mx+b intersects the x axis exactly once. A. The statement is always true B. The statement is never true C. The statement is true when m=0 D. This statement is true when m does not equal zero
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Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source):
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A. The statement is always true
B. The statement is never true
C. The statement is true when m=0
D. This statement is true when m does not equal zero

Basically, any non-horizontal line will intersect the x-axis at some point. Any non-horizontal line will have a non-zero slope.

Answer by lawdej(58) (Show Source):
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Answer D