What happens to the graph of a line when the slope is negative?

Check all that apply. You may choose more than 1.

A. As the absolute value of the negative slope gets bigger, the graph of the line gets steeper.

B. As the absolute value of the negative slope gets smaller, the graph of the line gets steeper.

C. The line goes down from left to right.

D. The line shifts down.

E. The line goes up from left to right

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Nathalie Sherman

Mathematics

14 April, 01:09

What happens to the graph of a line when the slope is negative?

Check all that apply. You may choose more than 1.

A. As the absolute value of the negative slope gets bigger, the graph of the line gets steeper.

B. As the absolute value of the negative slope gets smaller, the graph of the line gets steeper.

C. The line goes down from left to right.

D. The line shifts down.

E. The line goes up from left to right

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Ulises Rocha · Answer 1

It is A and C, because the bigger the number's absolute value, the steeper the line is, and that can be proven with both negative and positive slopes. It is also C because, well, it's a negative slope, so it's going down from left to right ...

Marlee Christensen · Answer 2

A and C

Slope is the rate of change so when its magnitude is increased, the steepness of the line is increased.

Negative slopes go down from left to right.